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Australian Unions are stepping up its workplace campaign and launching TV ads in key marginal seats to warn voters that Scott Morrison has not come clean on plans to re-introduce legislation that will remove rights from workers, and put further downward pressure on wages. The ads will run on live and catch-up TV around the…
Workers with insecure jobs have fewer rights, lower pay and limited ability to plan for the future. Read the report into insecure work in FNQ
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/11/30/spotlight-on-job-insecurity-se-nsw/
The erosion of secure working conditions in Australia and around the world takes many forms, not all of which receive equal levels of attention or recognition, writes Lauren Piko
Clothes can say a lot about a person, but they can also reveal a lot about who made them too.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/10/22/ethical-shopping-workers/
This World Day for Decent Work, unions around the world are calling on Governments to protect secure work. Will you join them?
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/10/04/world-day-for-decent-work/
A new report has revealed a record number of Australians working more than one job to survive.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/09/28/record-multi-jobs/
As big companies move towards automation for profit, we must ensure essential workers are not treated as expendable, writes Lauren Piko
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/09/24/cruel-risks-of-automation-in-a-pandemic/
Workers with insecure jobs have fewer rights, lower pay and limited ability to plan for the future. Read the report into insecure work in FNQ
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/09/23/spotlight-on-job-insecurity-fnq/
The insecure work crisis is hitting the workers of Tasmania hard. Tasmania has the highest level of casual work (26.6%) in the country – that’s 4.7% higher than the national average. Tasmanian workers earn 13% less than the Australian median weekly wage. One in three workers in Tasmania are on insecure work arrangements including casual,…
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/09/02/spotlight-on-job-insecurity-and-wages-tasmania/
The latest IPCC report has shown that time is running out. Now is the time for bold and urgent action towards net zero emmisions, writes Francis Leach
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/08/12/climate-clock-nears-midnight/
In a watershed moment for all Australian workers, union members have taken on Qantas and won back their outsourced jobs, writes Francis Leach
An economic and structural reboot of the cultural sector is needed to ensure this vital sector survives the pandemic, writes Lauren Piko
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/07/30/rebooting-the-cultural-sector-is-vital/
The inequalities that existed before COVID-19 are widening as workers in insecure jobs suffer the worst of the pandemic, writes Francis Leach
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/07/16/the-war-against-covid-is-also-a-fight-for-equality/
Underemployment report shows employment figures aren’t reflecting the economic reality for millions of Australians, writes Francis Leach
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/06/25/australias-forgotten-people-the-underemployed/
The 2021 Budget was a chance to tackle the biggest issues facing working Australians. So how did it measure up? We break down what the budget means for you.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/05/17/what-the-budget-means-for-working-australians/
While Australian workers face a job security crisis, Frydenberg delivers a budget focused on one thing – the re-election of the Morrison government.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/05/12/self-serving-budget-leaves-workers-out-in-the-cold/
ACTU President Michele O’Neil to call for a fair and inclusive plan for economic recovery in her address to the National Press Club on April 27
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/04/26/actu-president-to-keep-the-heat-on-morrison/
To mark International Women’s Day 2021, Australian Unions have released a report into women’s progress and gender equality in Australia and wow, do we need to do better.
Reality check for Australian Working Women International Women’s Day is a day to reflect upon and honour the work of all the women who fought for the rights and protections that working women have today. But this year, it’s also a day for a reality check – because this Government has left women behind. The…
On this day in 1856, Melbourne's Stonemasons fought for – and won – the 8-hour workday as a nationwide industry standard.
Unfair rostering disadvantages workers in insecure work: unions are calling for for roster justice.
