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It’s time to face the truth. Our wages problem is because of the weak bargaining power of workers, writes ACTU Secretary Sally McManus
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/07/14/no-economic-recovery-without-a-wages-recovery/
What pandmic leave and payments are you entitled to? Check this list prepared by the Australian Council of Trade Unions.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/07/02/covid-19-pandemic-leave-and-payments/
Australian Unions answers key questions you may have about the vaccination program and your workers’ rights
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/07/01/vaccinations-your-questions-answered/
Over two million workers are set to get a 2.5% pay rise after a hard-fought campaign by Australian unions.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/06/30/unions-win-pay-rise-for-over-2-million-workers/
Scott Morrison’s refusal to commit to ambitious emission targets will not be welcomed by G7 world leaders, writes Mark Wakeham
Changes to Medicare will leave some with unexpected out-of-pocket medical costs. What are these changes and what do they mean for you?
Union led protests demanding a pay rise for working Australians have sparked a wave of online support to #BoycottHarveyNorman
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/06/01/why-boycottharveynorman-is-trending/
Want to help make reconciliation a reality in the workplace? Here are some actions to get you started.
A new report released by independent think tank Per Capita shows an increase to the minimum wage is critical to Australia’s economic recovery
If we want our economy to recover, working people need a pay rise – three workers share what a minimum wage increase would mean to them.
School students around the country went on strike for the climate today. We talked to a young activist about why they joined the protest.
Creating an inclusive culture is a job for everyone. To celebrate IDAHOBIT, we’ve compiled three small changes you can make to help LGBTIQ+ workers feel respected and included.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/05/17/inclusive-language-in-the-workplace/
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/
Working Australians are facing a job security crisis. Let’s break down what that means and why it’s so important to your working future.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/05/07/job-security-and-your-working-future/
We can’t think of a better way to celebrate May the Fourth than joining the next best thing to the Rebel Alliance – your union.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/05/04/4-reasons-to-join-your-union-today/
The 2021 Budget is an opportunity to tackle gender inequality and build a better, fairer, safer Australia. Here are 5 things we want to see.
The ACTU is celebrating 94 years as the peak body representing Australian unions, their members and families.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/05/03/happy-birthday-actu-94-years-strong/
We’ve rounded up the last five years of Annual Wage Review submissions to see who is trying to stop you from getting a pay rise
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/04/30/whos-trying-to-stop-you-getting-a-pay-rise/
ACTU President Michele O’Neil has called on the Morrison government to provide a budget that delivers for women, telling the National Press Club, “A better budget for women is not just a better budget for women, it’s better economic management, it’s better for men, it’s better for everyone.”
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/04/27/a-better-budget-for-women/
Australian Unions have released For a Stronger, Balanced and Inclusive Recovery – a report proposing solutions to protect working people and build greater resilience in the economy.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/04/27/for-a-stronger-balanced-and-inclusive-recovery/
Our international partners are getting on with transitioning to a zero-carbon economy, showing climate transition can go hand in hand with job creation, but the Morrison government continue to make excuses for their inaction.
For a Prime Minister who’s big on announcements, Scott Morrison has been strangely quiet about the vaccine rollout amongst care workers.
Australian Unions has joined together with a diverse group of organisations representing women’s rights to demand the Morrison Government deliver real safety at work for women.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/04/14/safe-work-4-women/
A real, meaningful increase to the minimum wage is not only the right thing to do, but makes plenty of sense, writes Chloe Ward.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/04/09/making-the-case-for-a-living-wage/
This time last year, Australian Unions fought for, and won, JobKeeper. This week, the Morrison Government has taken it away, with no plans for a replacement, writes Chloe Ward.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/04/02/the-end-of-jobkeeper-and-those-left-behind/
Superannuation can be hard to get your head around. We get it. That’s why we’re breaking it down, with everything you need to know in one handy guide.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/03/30/break-it-down-for-me-superannuation/
This week’s floods in New South Wales are a warning of things to come—and of what we must do to support workers through the challenges of climate change, writes Chloe Ward.
Pay rises don’t just happen. Somebody has to ask for them.
This week, Australian Unions are doing just that. We’re making our case to the annual wage review for a rise in the minimum wage. Let’s break down what the annual wage review is and what it could mean for you.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/03/26/break-it-down-for-me-changes-to-the-minimum-wage/
Continued wage theft has been waved through by the Morrison Government after it scrapped its own legislation to deal with the issue last week.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/03/25/morrison-government-green-lights-wage-theft/
The Morrison Government’s IR Bill passed the Senate yesterday, stripped of all but one of its major provisions. This was a win for unions, workers, and the community who campaigned against the changes, writes Chloe Ward.
Working people in unions have successfully stopped many of the worst aspects of the Morrison Government’s anti-worker “Omnibus Bill” from becoming law.
A year ago this week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) made an announcement we never imagined would happen in our lifetime – the outbreak of a global pandemic.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/03/18/covid-19-a-year-on-our-plan-for-a-better-australia/
Imagine getting laid-off over Christmas, abandoned by your employer, left with nothing while the bills stack up.
It’s a nightmare scenario, but for Mark and 300 of his colleagues, it was all too real.
https://www.australianunions.org.au/2021/03/17/meet-mark-an-imbalance-of-power/
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.
