AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF TRADE UNIONS ACTUCORONAVIRUS UPDATESACTU MEDIAOUR WORKGET INVOLVEDABOUT THE ACTUOHS ACTU calls on Government to save lives and support a waiver on vaccine patents. 7 Jun 2021 Australia is just one of 12 countries stopping a waiver on patents for COVID-19 products which would allow developing countries to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. The ACTU calls on the Federal Government to change their position at tomorrow’s meeting of the WTO Trade Related-Aspects MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE ESSENTIAL TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY Minimum wage increase essential to economic recovery. The ACTU will argue for an increase in the minimum wage and awards of 3.5 per cent – or $26.38 per week for a full-time minimum wage worker - in its submission to the National Minimum Wage Review on Friday. One in five workers in Australia receive the minimum wage or an award wage and
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ACTU CONGRESS
The ACTU Congress is held every three years. It is effectively a parliament for working people, where delegates debate and vote on policies regarding the workplace, rights, and campaigns to improve wages, conditions and quality of life for Australian workers and their families. This process sets the union agenda for a further three years.
HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN UNIONS How Australian unions helped make modern Australia: 1901 - 1918. By the time of Australia’s Federation in 1901 the union movement was established as a vital part of national life. Australian unions had won working rights and conditions enjoyed nowhere else in the world. WORKING FROM HOME CHARTER Working from home offers opportunities to improve the lives of many workers - reducing travel time, more ability to manage work and family, and greater flexibility and autonomy. There are also emerging risks: the impact on work life balance, the threat of doing more unpaid hours across a much longer working day, not having control of working
ACTU WARNS 2021 BUDGET WILL BE JUDGED AGAINST WAGES CRISIS ACTU warns 2021 Budget will be judged against wages crisis, insecure work and women’s participation. 27 April 2021. In a speech to the National Press Club on Tuesday ACTU President Michele O’Neil will launch For a Stronger, Balanced and Inclusive Recovery – a report which highlights the weaknesses in the recovery and proposes solutions MORRISON GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO OPPOSE VACCINE IP WAIVER Morrison Government continues to oppose vaccine IP waiver despite US, NZ support. Overnight, the US Government have announced they will support the proposal for the waiver on intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines at the WTO. The WTO TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement entrenches 20 year
PAY CUTS INCH CLOSER AS IR OMNIBUS BILL PASSES LOWER HOUSE Pay cuts inch closer as IR Omnibus Bill passes lower house. The proposed IR Omnibus Bill has passed through the lower house, bringing closer measures that will make jobs more insecure at a time when working Australians need and deserve certainty. The ALP, the Greens, Dr Helen Haines, Bob Katter, Rebekha Sharkie and Andrew Wilkie chose to defend
NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND: AUSTRALIA'S TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS Our consistent position has been that Australia needs ambitious and coherent climate and energy policy to limit the impacts of global warming, and that we also need industry planning, support and resources to ensure that no workers or communities are left behind as we make the shift to net zero emissions. In March 2020, the ACTU Executive
WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY IN AUSTRALIA Workplace Health and Safety in Australia. It is a fundamental principle of the union movement that working people have a right to safe and healthy working lives. Throughout our history, Australian Unions have always campaigned against unsafe and unhealthy working conditions and advocated for the strictest laws possible to ensure that workers
AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF TRADE UNIONS ACTUCORONAVIRUS UPDATESACTU MEDIAOUR WORKGET INVOLVEDABOUT THE ACTUOHS Australian Council of Trade Unions | ACTU. Business groups seek to exploit lockdown to block min wage increase. 8 Jun 2021 Business lobby groups, who today have also demanded the Morrison Government renew attacks on workers’ rights, have made last minute submissions to the Fair Work Commission exploiting the Victorian lockdown to argue against an increase to the minimum wage to over 2.2 MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE ESSENTIAL TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY Minimum wage increase essential to economic recovery. The ACTU will argue for an increase in the minimum wage and awards of 3.5 per cent – or $26.38 per week for a full-time minimum wage worker - in its submission to the National Minimum Wage Review on Friday. One in five workers in Australia receive the minimum wage or an award wage and rely
ACTU CONGRESS
The ACTU Congress is held every three years. It is effectively a parliament for working people, where delegates debate and vote on policies regarding the workplace, rights, and campaigns to improve wages, conditions and quality of life for Australian workers and their families. This process sets the union agenda for a further three years.
HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN UNIONS How Australian unions helped make modern Australia: 1901 - 1918. By the time of Australia’s Federation in 1901 the union movement was established as a vital part of national life. Australian unions had won working rights and conditions enjoyed nowhere else in the world. ACTU CALLS FOR AN END TO THE VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL AND PALESTINE ACTU calls for an end to the violence in Israel and Palestine. 17 May 2021. The ACTU joins the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) in calling for an immediate cessation of violence in Israel and Palestine, and the unjust and illegal occupation of Palestine. The ACTU condemns the escalation of violence, with at least 192 people having
WORKING FROM HOME CHARTER Working from home offers opportunities to improve the lives of many workers - reducing travel time, more ability to manage work and family, and greater flexibility and autonomy. There are also emerging risks: the impact on work life balance, the threat of doing more unpaid hours across a much longer working day, not having control of working
AUSTRALIAN WORKERS WILL BE WORSE OFF UNDER IR OMNIBUS BILL Australian workers who have sacrificed so much during the pandemic are going to be deeply affected by the Morrison Government’s proposed changes to industrial relations legislation, a senate inquiry into the IR Omnibus Bill will hear next week. ACTU WARNS 2021 BUDGET WILL BE JUDGED AGAINST WAGES CRISIS ACTU warns 2021 Budget will be judged against wages crisis, insecure work and women’s participation. 27 April 2021. In a speech to the National Press Club on Tuesday ACTU President Michele O’Neil will launch For a Stronger, Balanced and Inclusive Recovery – a report which highlights the weaknesses in the recovery and proposes solutions PAY CUTS INCH CLOSER AS IR OMNIBUS BILL PASSES LOWER HOUSE Pay cuts inch closer as IR Omnibus Bill passes lower house. The proposed IR Omnibus Bill has passed through the lower house, bringing closer measures that will make jobs more insecure at a time when working Australians need and deserve certainty. The ALP, the Greens, Dr Helen Haines, Bob Katter, Rebekha Sharkie and Andrew Wilkie chose to defend
NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND: AUSTRALIA'S TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS Our consistent position has been that Australia needs ambitious and coherent climate and energy policy to limit the impacts of global warming, and that we also need industry planning, support and resources to ensure that no workers or communities are left behind as we make the shift to net zero emissions. In March 2020, the ACTU Executive
ACTU CALLS ON THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT More than 85 developing nations will not have widespread access to COVID-19 vaccines until 2023, because of intellectual property laws that prevent the production of cheaper versions of new medicines – a ‘catastrophic moral failure’ according to the World Health Organisation.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2021 A REALITY CHECK ON PROGRESS. The ACTU has today released a report detailing the issues that continue to face working women, and say that the 110th anniversary of International Women’s Day is a wake-up call for Government. The report details the fall in Australia’s ranking on gender pay equity, the continued gender segregation of the workforce and the impact on Covid on
NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND: AUSTRALIA'S TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS Our consistent position has been that Australia needs ambitious and coherent climate and energy policy to limit the impacts of global warming, and that we also need industry planning, support and resources to ensure that no workers or communities are left behind as we make the shift to net zero emissions. In March 2020, the ACTU Executive
AUSTRALIAN WORKERS WILL BE WORSE OFF UNDER IR OMNIBUS BILL Australian workers who have sacrificed so much during the pandemic are going to be deeply affected by the Morrison Government’s proposed changes to industrial relations legislation, a senate inquiry into the IR Omnibus Bill will hear next week. YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK FAQ COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - All workplaces need a plan for dealing with Coronavirus. This checklist for workers covers personal protective equipment (PPE), pay and conditions, procedures and alternative arrangements for things like working from home. During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, your MORRISON GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO OPPOSE VACCINE IP WAIVER Morrison Government continues to oppose vaccine IP waiver despite US, NZ support. Overnight, the US Government have announced they will support the proposal for the waiver on intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines at the WTO. The WTO TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement entrenches 20 year
INNOVATIONS HUB
The Hub is a group of self-selected unions embarking on a journey for digital innovation, with the use of best of breed software, supported by experts in the field. It is a standalone entity supported by the ACTU, which leverages our size and place in the marketplace and fast tracks innovation through sharing. EVIDENCE MUST INFORM POLICY DEVELOPMENT COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - All workplaces need a plan for dealing with Coronavirus. This checklist for workers covers personal protective equipment (PPE), pay and conditions, procedures and alternative arrangements for things like working from home. MONDAY 07 JUNE 2021 GOVERNMENT MUST ACT ON INCURABLE Monday 07 June 2021 Government must act on incurable silicosis that affects 1 in 5 engineered stone workers The ACTU calls on the Federal Government to urgently act TUESDAY 08 JUNE 2021 ACTU CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO SAVE Tuesday 08 June 2021 ACTU calls on Government to save lives and support a waiver on vaccine patents Australia is just one of 12 countries stopping a waiver on patents for COVID-19 products which AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF TRADE UNIONS ACTUCORONAVIRUS UPDATESACTU MEDIAOUR WORKGET INVOLVEDABOUT THE ACTUOHS ACTU calls on Government to save lives and support a waiver on vaccine patents. 7 Jun 2021 Australia is just one of 12 countries stopping a waiver on patents for COVID-19 products which would allow developing countries to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. The ACTU calls on the Federal Government to change their position at tomorrow’s meeting of the WTO Trade Related-Aspects MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE ESSENTIAL TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY Minimum wage increase essential to economic recovery. The ACTU will argue for an increase in the minimum wage and awards of 3.5 per cent – or $26.38 per week for a full-time minimum wage worker - in its submission to the National Minimum Wage Review on Friday. One in five workers in Australia receive the minimum wage or an award wage and rely
ACTU CONGRESS
The ACTU Congress is held every three years. It is effectively a parliament for working people, where delegates debate and vote on policies regarding the workplace, rights, and campaigns to improve wages, conditions and quality of life for Australian workers and their families. This process sets the union agenda for a further three years.
HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN UNIONS How Australian unions helped make modern Australia: 1901 - 1918. By the time of Australia’s Federation in 1901 the union movement was established as a vital part of national life. Australian unions had won working rights and conditions enjoyed nowhere else in the world. WORKING FROM HOME CHARTER Working from home offers opportunities to improve the lives of many workers - reducing travel time, more ability to manage work and family, and greater flexibility and autonomy. There are also emerging risks: the impact on work life balance, the threat of doing more unpaid hours across a much longer working day, not having control of working
ACTU WARNS 2021 BUDGET WILL BE JUDGED AGAINST WAGES CRISIS ACTU warns 2021 Budget will be judged against wages crisis, insecure work and women’s participation. 27 April 2021. In a speech to the National Press Club on Tuesday ACTU President Michele O’Neil will launch For a Stronger, Balanced and Inclusive Recovery – a report which highlights the weaknesses in the recovery and proposes solutions MORRISON GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO OPPOSE VACCINE IP WAIVER Morrison Government continues to oppose vaccine IP waiver despite US, NZ support. Overnight, the US Government have announced they will support the proposal for the waiver on intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines at the WTO. The WTO TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement entrenches 20 year
PAY CUTS INCH CLOSER AS IR OMNIBUS BILL PASSES LOWER HOUSE Pay cuts inch closer as IR Omnibus Bill passes lower house. The proposed IR Omnibus Bill has passed through the lower house, bringing closer measures that will make jobs more insecure at a time when working Australians need and deserve certainty. The ALP, the Greens, Dr Helen Haines, Bob Katter, Rebekha Sharkie and Andrew Wilkie chose to defend
NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND: AUSTRALIA'S TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS Our consistent position has been that Australia needs ambitious and coherent climate and energy policy to limit the impacts of global warming, and that we also need industry planning, support and resources to ensure that no workers or communities are left behind as we make the shift to net zero emissions. In March 2020, the ACTU Executive
WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY IN AUSTRALIA Workplace Health and Safety in Australia. It is a fundamental principle of the union movement that working people have a right to safe and healthy working lives. Throughout our history, Australian Unions have always campaigned against unsafe and unhealthy working conditions and advocated for the strictest laws possible to ensure that workers
AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF TRADE UNIONS ACTUCORONAVIRUS UPDATESACTU MEDIAOUR WORKGET INVOLVEDABOUT THE ACTUOHS ACTU calls on Government to save lives and support a waiver on vaccine patents. 7 Jun 2021 Australia is just one of 12 countries stopping a waiver on patents for COVID-19 products which would allow developing countries to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. The ACTU calls on the Federal Government to change their position at tomorrow’s meeting of the WTO Trade Related-Aspects MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE ESSENTIAL TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY Minimum wage increase essential to economic recovery. The ACTU will argue for an increase in the minimum wage and awards of 3.5 per cent – or $26.38 per week for a full-time minimum wage worker - in its submission to the National Minimum Wage Review on Friday. One in five workers in Australia receive the minimum wage or an award wage and rely
ACTU CONGRESS
The ACTU Congress is held every three years. It is effectively a parliament for working people, where delegates debate and vote on policies regarding the workplace, rights, and campaigns to improve wages, conditions and quality of life for Australian workers and their families. This process sets the union agenda for a further three years.
HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN UNIONS How Australian unions helped make modern Australia: 1901 - 1918. By the time of Australia’s Federation in 1901 the union movement was established as a vital part of national life. Australian unions had won working rights and conditions enjoyed nowhere else in the world. WORKING FROM HOME CHARTER Working from home offers opportunities to improve the lives of many workers - reducing travel time, more ability to manage work and family, and greater flexibility and autonomy. There are also emerging risks: the impact on work life balance, the threat of doing more unpaid hours across a much longer working day, not having control of working
ACTU WARNS 2021 BUDGET WILL BE JUDGED AGAINST WAGES CRISIS ACTU warns 2021 Budget will be judged against wages crisis, insecure work and women’s participation. 27 April 2021. In a speech to the National Press Club on Tuesday ACTU President Michele O’Neil will launch For a Stronger, Balanced and Inclusive Recovery – a report which highlights the weaknesses in the recovery and proposes solutions MORRISON GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO OPPOSE VACCINE IP WAIVER Morrison Government continues to oppose vaccine IP waiver despite US, NZ support. Overnight, the US Government have announced they will support the proposal for the waiver on intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines at the WTO. The WTO TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement entrenches 20 year
PAY CUTS INCH CLOSER AS IR OMNIBUS BILL PASSES LOWER HOUSE Pay cuts inch closer as IR Omnibus Bill passes lower house. The proposed IR Omnibus Bill has passed through the lower house, bringing closer measures that will make jobs more insecure at a time when working Australians need and deserve certainty. The ALP, the Greens, Dr Helen Haines, Bob Katter, Rebekha Sharkie and Andrew Wilkie chose to defend
NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND: AUSTRALIA'S TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS Our consistent position has been that Australia needs ambitious and coherent climate and energy policy to limit the impacts of global warming, and that we also need industry planning, support and resources to ensure that no workers or communities are left behind as we make the shift to net zero emissions. In March 2020, the ACTU Executive
WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY IN AUSTRALIA Workplace Health and Safety in Australia. It is a fundamental principle of the union movement that working people have a right to safe and healthy working lives. Throughout our history, Australian Unions have always campaigned against unsafe and unhealthy working conditions and advocated for the strictest laws possible to ensure that workers
ACTU CALLS ON THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT More than 85 developing nations will not have widespread access to COVID-19 vaccines until 2023, because of intellectual property laws that prevent the production of cheaper versions of new medicines – a ‘catastrophic moral failure’ according to the World Health Organisation.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2021 A REALITY CHECK ON PROGRESS. The ACTU has today released a report detailing the issues that continue to face working women, and say that the 110th anniversary of International Women’s Day is a wake-up call for Government. The report details the fall in Australia’s ranking on gender pay equity, the continued gender segregation of the workforce and the impact on Covid on
NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND: AUSTRALIA'S TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS Our consistent position has been that Australia needs ambitious and coherent climate and energy policy to limit the impacts of global warming, and that we also need industry planning, support and resources to ensure that no workers or communities are left behind as we make the shift to net zero emissions. In March 2020, the ACTU Executive
AUSTRALIAN WORKERS WILL BE WORSE OFF UNDER IR OMNIBUS BILL Australian workers who have sacrificed so much during the pandemic are going to be deeply affected by the Morrison Government’s proposed changes to industrial relations legislation, a senate inquiry into the IR Omnibus Bill will hear next week. YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK FAQ COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - All workplaces need a plan for dealing with Coronavirus. This checklist for workers covers personal protective equipment (PPE), pay and conditions, procedures and alternative arrangements for things like working from home. During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, your MORRISON GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO OPPOSE VACCINE IP WAIVER Morrison Government continues to oppose vaccine IP waiver despite US, NZ support. Overnight, the US Government have announced they will support the proposal for the waiver on intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines at the WTO. The WTO TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement entrenches 20 year
INNOVATIONS HUB
The Hub is a group of self-selected unions embarking on a journey for digital innovation, with the use of best of breed software, supported by experts in the field. It is a standalone entity supported by the ACTU, which leverages our size and place in the marketplace and fast tracks innovation through sharing. EVIDENCE MUST INFORM POLICY DEVELOPMENT COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - All workplaces need a plan for dealing with Coronavirus. This checklist for workers covers personal protective equipment (PPE), pay and conditions, procedures and alternative arrangements for things like working from home. MONDAY 07 JUNE 2021 GOVERNMENT MUST ACT ON INCURABLE Monday 07 June 2021 Government must act on incurable silicosis that affects 1 in 5 engineered stone workers The ACTU calls on the Federal Government to urgently act TUESDAY 08 JUNE 2021 ACTU CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO SAVE Tuesday 08 June 2021 ACTU calls on Government to save lives and support a waiver on vaccine patents Australia is just one of 12 countries stopping a waiver on patents for COVID-19 products which AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF TRADE UNIONS ACTUCORONAVIRUS UPDATESACTU MEDIAOUR WORKGET INVOLVEDABOUT THE ACTUOHS ACTU calls on Government to save lives and support a waiver on vaccine patents. 7 Jun 2021 Australia is just one of 12 countries stopping a waiver on patents for COVID-19 products which would allow developing countries to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. The ACTU calls on the Federal Government to change their position at tomorrow’s meeting of the WTO Trade Related-Aspects MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE ESSENTIAL TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY Minimum wage increase essential to economic recovery. The ACTU will argue for an increase in the minimum wage and awards of 3.5 per cent – or $26.38 per week for a full-time minimum wage worker - in its submission to the National Minimum Wage Review on Friday. One in five workers in Australia receive the minimum wage or an award wage and rely
ACTU CONGRESS
The ACTU Congress is held every three years. It is effectively a parliament for working people, where delegates debate and vote on policies regarding the workplace, rights, and campaigns to improve wages, conditions and quality of life for Australian workers and their families. This process sets the union agenda for a further three years.
HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN UNIONS How Australian unions helped make modern Australia: 1901 - 1918. By the time of Australia’s Federation in 1901 the union movement was established as a vital part of national life. Australian unions had won working rights and conditions enjoyed nowhere else in the world. WORKING FROM HOME CHARTER Working from home offers opportunities to improve the lives of many workers - reducing travel time, more ability to manage work and family, and greater flexibility and autonomy. There are also emerging risks: the impact on work life balance, the threat of doing more unpaid hours across a much longer working day, not having control of working
ACTU WARNS 2021 BUDGET WILL BE JUDGED AGAINST WAGES CRISIS ACTU warns 2021 Budget will be judged against wages crisis, insecure work and women’s participation. 27 April 2021. In a speech to the National Press Club on Tuesday ACTU President Michele O’Neil will launch For a Stronger, Balanced and Inclusive Recovery – a report which highlights the weaknesses in the recovery and proposes solutions MORRISON GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO OPPOSE VACCINE IP WAIVER Morrison Government continues to oppose vaccine IP waiver despite US, NZ support. Overnight, the US Government have announced they will support the proposal for the waiver on intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines at the WTO. The WTO TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement entrenches 20 year
PAY CUTS INCH CLOSER AS IR OMNIBUS BILL PASSES LOWER HOUSE Pay cuts inch closer as IR Omnibus Bill passes lower house. The proposed IR Omnibus Bill has passed through the lower house, bringing closer measures that will make jobs more insecure at a time when working Australians need and deserve certainty. The ALP, the Greens, Dr Helen Haines, Bob Katter, Rebekha Sharkie and Andrew Wilkie chose to defend
NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND: AUSTRALIA'S TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS Our consistent position has been that Australia needs ambitious and coherent climate and energy policy to limit the impacts of global warming, and that we also need industry planning, support and resources to ensure that no workers or communities are left behind as we make the shift to net zero emissions. In March 2020, the ACTU Executive
WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY IN AUSTRALIA Workplace Health and Safety in Australia. It is a fundamental principle of the union movement that working people have a right to safe and healthy working lives. Throughout our history, Australian Unions have always campaigned against unsafe and unhealthy working conditions and advocated for the strictest laws possible to ensure that workers
AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF TRADE UNIONS ACTUCORONAVIRUS UPDATESACTU MEDIAOUR WORKGET INVOLVEDABOUT THE ACTUOHS ACTU calls on Government to save lives and support a waiver on vaccine patents. 7 Jun 2021 Australia is just one of 12 countries stopping a waiver on patents for COVID-19 products which would allow developing countries to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. The ACTU calls on the Federal Government to change their position at tomorrow’s meeting of the WTO Trade Related-Aspects MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE ESSENTIAL TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY Minimum wage increase essential to economic recovery. The ACTU will argue for an increase in the minimum wage and awards of 3.5 per cent – or $26.38 per week for a full-time minimum wage worker - in its submission to the National Minimum Wage Review on Friday. One in five workers in Australia receive the minimum wage or an award wage and rely
ACTU CONGRESS
The ACTU Congress is held every three years. It is effectively a parliament for working people, where delegates debate and vote on policies regarding the workplace, rights, and campaigns to improve wages, conditions and quality of life for Australian workers and their families. This process sets the union agenda for a further three years.
HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN UNIONS How Australian unions helped make modern Australia: 1901 - 1918. By the time of Australia’s Federation in 1901 the union movement was established as a vital part of national life. Australian unions had won working rights and conditions enjoyed nowhere else in the world. WORKING FROM HOME CHARTER Working from home offers opportunities to improve the lives of many workers - reducing travel time, more ability to manage work and family, and greater flexibility and autonomy. There are also emerging risks: the impact on work life balance, the threat of doing more unpaid hours across a much longer working day, not having control of working
ACTU WARNS 2021 BUDGET WILL BE JUDGED AGAINST WAGES CRISIS ACTU warns 2021 Budget will be judged against wages crisis, insecure work and women’s participation. 27 April 2021. In a speech to the National Press Club on Tuesday ACTU President Michele O’Neil will launch For a Stronger, Balanced and Inclusive Recovery – a report which highlights the weaknesses in the recovery and proposes solutions MORRISON GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO OPPOSE VACCINE IP WAIVER Morrison Government continues to oppose vaccine IP waiver despite US, NZ support. Overnight, the US Government have announced they will support the proposal for the waiver on intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines at the WTO. The WTO TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement entrenches 20 year
PAY CUTS INCH CLOSER AS IR OMNIBUS BILL PASSES LOWER HOUSE Pay cuts inch closer as IR Omnibus Bill passes lower house. The proposed IR Omnibus Bill has passed through the lower house, bringing closer measures that will make jobs more insecure at a time when working Australians need and deserve certainty. The ALP, the Greens, Dr Helen Haines, Bob Katter, Rebekha Sharkie and Andrew Wilkie chose to defend
NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND: AUSTRALIA'S TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS Our consistent position has been that Australia needs ambitious and coherent climate and energy policy to limit the impacts of global warming, and that we also need industry planning, support and resources to ensure that no workers or communities are left behind as we make the shift to net zero emissions. In March 2020, the ACTU Executive
WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY IN AUSTRALIA Workplace Health and Safety in Australia. It is a fundamental principle of the union movement that working people have a right to safe and healthy working lives. Throughout our history, Australian Unions have always campaigned against unsafe and unhealthy working conditions and advocated for the strictest laws possible to ensure that workers
ACTU CALLS ON THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT More than 85 developing nations will not have widespread access to COVID-19 vaccines until 2023, because of intellectual property laws that prevent the production of cheaper versions of new medicines – a ‘catastrophic moral failure’ according to the World Health Organisation.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2021 A REALITY CHECK ON PROGRESS. The ACTU has today released a report detailing the issues that continue to face working women, and say that the 110th anniversary of International Women’s Day is a wake-up call for Government. The report details the fall in Australia’s ranking on gender pay equity, the continued gender segregation of the workforce and the impact on Covid on
NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND: AUSTRALIA'S TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS Our consistent position has been that Australia needs ambitious and coherent climate and energy policy to limit the impacts of global warming, and that we also need industry planning, support and resources to ensure that no workers or communities are left behind as we make the shift to net zero emissions. In March 2020, the ACTU Executive
AUSTRALIAN WORKERS WILL BE WORSE OFF UNDER IR OMNIBUS BILL Australian workers who have sacrificed so much during the pandemic are going to be deeply affected by the Morrison Government’s proposed changes to industrial relations legislation, a senate inquiry into the IR Omnibus Bill will hear next week. YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK FAQ COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - All workplaces need a plan for dealing with Coronavirus. This checklist for workers covers personal protective equipment (PPE), pay and conditions, procedures and alternative arrangements for things like working from home. During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, your MORRISON GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO OPPOSE VACCINE IP WAIVER Morrison Government continues to oppose vaccine IP waiver despite US, NZ support. Overnight, the US Government have announced they will support the proposal for the waiver on intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines at the WTO. The WTO TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement entrenches 20 year
INNOVATIONS HUB
The Hub is a group of self-selected unions embarking on a journey for digital innovation, with the use of best of breed software, supported by experts in the field. It is a standalone entity supported by the ACTU, which leverages our size and place in the marketplace and fast tracks innovation through sharing. EVIDENCE MUST INFORM POLICY DEVELOPMENT COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - All workplaces need a plan for dealing with Coronavirus. This checklist for workers covers personal protective equipment (PPE), pay and conditions, procedures and alternative arrangements for things like working from home. MONDAY 07 JUNE 2021 GOVERNMENT MUST ACT ON INCURABLE Monday 07 June 2021 Government must act on incurable silicosis that affects 1 in 5 engineered stone workers The ACTU calls on the Federal Government to urgently act TUESDAY 08 JUNE 2021 ACTU CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO SAVE Tuesday 08 June 2021 ACTU calls on Government to save lives and support a waiver on vaccine patents Australia is just one of 12 countries stopping a waiver on patents for COVID-19 products which AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF TRADE UNIONS ACTUCORONAVIRUS UPDATESACTU MEDIAOUR WORKGET INVOLVEDABOUT THE ACTUOHS Morrison Government inches closer to yet another ideological attack on super. 3 Jun 2021 The ACTU condemns the passage of the Your Future Your Super bill through the lower house. This bill represents an ideological attack on the superannuation system driven by the fanatics on the government back benches, and would leave millions of working people worse off in retirement. WORKING FROM HOME CHARTER COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - All workplaces need a plan for dealing with Coronavirus. This checklist for workers covers personal protective equipment (PPE), pay and conditions, procedures and alternative arrangements for things like working from home. ACTU CONGRESS
The ACTU Congress is held every three years. It is effectively a parliament for working people, where delegates debate and vote on policies regarding the workplace, rights, and campaigns to improve wages, conditions and quality of life for Australian workers and their families.
HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN UNIONS What is a union? Unions are the organisations that workers create when they come together to get a fair go at work. When you are in a union you always know that someone has your back. Unions reflect the fact that workers are stronger when they stick together. ACTU POLICIES
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - All workplaces need a plan for dealing with Coronavirus. This checklist for workers covers personal protective equipment (PPE), pay and conditions, procedures and alternative arrangements for things like working from home. ACTU NATIONAL UNION DIRECTORY ACTU - ACTU National Union Directory. What is a union? Unions are the organisations that workers create when they come together to get a fair go at work.
NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND: AUSTRALIA'S TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS Introduction. The ACTU and Australian unions have been engaged in Australia’s climate and energy policy development for nearly three decades. Our consistent position has been that Australia needs ambitious and coherent climate and energy policy to limit the impacts of global warming, and that we also need industry planning, support and resources to ensure that no workers or communities are WAGE THEFT: THE EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS IS WIDESPREAD AND COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - All workplaces need a plan for dealing with Coronavirus. This checklist for workers covers personal protective equipment (PPE), pay and conditions, procedures and alternative arrangements for things like working from home. WAGE THEFT - ACTU
Overview. The ACTU is the peak trade union body and only national confederation representing working people and their unions in Australia. It consists of affiliated unions and State and regional trades and labour councils, collectively representing more than 1.5 million union members engaged across a broad spectrum of industries and occupations in the public and private sector. ACTU WORKSITE FOR SCHOOLS » WAVE HILL SOURCES AND RESOURCES National Museum of Australia: Wave Hill walk-off pages Fact sheet: Information about the strike, the move to Wattie Creek, the petition, community support and the handback.Includes photos and audio of ‘Gurindji Blues’. Gurindji petition to Governor-General Casey, 1966
AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF TRADE UNIONS ACTUCORONAVIRUS UPDATESACTU MEDIAOUR WORKGET INVOLVEDABOUT THE ACTUOHS Morrison Government inches closer to yet another ideological attack on super. 3 Jun 2021 The ACTU condemns the passage of the Your Future Your Super bill through the lower house. This bill represents an ideological attack on the superannuation system driven by the fanatics on the government back benches, and would leave millions of working people worse off in retirement. WORKING FROM HOME CHARTER COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - All workplaces need a plan for dealing with Coronavirus. This checklist for workers covers personal protective equipment (PPE), pay and conditions, procedures and alternative arrangements for things like working from home. ACTU CONGRESS
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NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND: AUSTRALIA'S TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS Introduction. The ACTU and Australian unions have been engaged in Australia’s climate and energy policy development for nearly three decades. Our consistent position has been that Australia needs ambitious and coherent climate and energy policy to limit the impacts of global warming, and that we also need industry planning, support and resources to ensure that no workers or communities are WAGE THEFT: THE EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS IS WIDESPREAD AND COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - All workplaces need a plan for dealing with Coronavirus. This checklist for workers covers personal protective equipment (PPE), pay and conditions, procedures and alternative arrangements for things like working from home. WAGE THEFT - ACTU
Overview. The ACTU is the peak trade union body and only national confederation representing working people and their unions in Australia. It consists of affiliated unions and State and regional trades and labour councils, collectively representing more than 1.5 million union members engaged across a broad spectrum of industries and occupations in the public and private sector. ACTU WORKSITE FOR SCHOOLS » WAVE HILL SOURCES AND RESOURCES National Museum of Australia: Wave Hill walk-off pages Fact sheet: Information about the strike, the move to Wattie Creek, the petition, community support and the handback.Includes photos and audio of ‘Gurindji Blues’. Gurindji petition to Governor-General Casey, 1966
ACTU NATIONAL UNION DIRECTORY COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - All workplaces need a plan for dealing with Coronavirus. This checklist for workers covers personal protective equipment (PPE), pay and conditions, procedures and alternative arrangements for things like working from home. ACTU POLICIES
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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - All workplaces need a plan for dealing with Coronavirus. This checklist for workers covers personal protective equipment (PPE), pay and conditions, procedures and alternative arrangements for things like working from home. VIRTUAL ORGANISING CONFERENCE COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - All workplaces need a plan for dealing with Coronavirus. This checklist for workers covers personal protective equipment (PPE), pay and conditions, procedures and alternative arrangements for things like working from home. NO-ONE LEFT BEHIND: AUSTRALIA'S TRANSITION TO ZERO EMISSIONS Introduction. The ACTU and Australian unions have been engaged in Australia’s climate and energy policy development for nearly three decades. Our consistent position has been that Australia needs ambitious and coherent climate and energy policy to limit the impacts of global warming, and that we also need industry planning, support and resources to ensure that no workers or communities are WAGE THEFT: THE EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS IS WIDESPREAD AND COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - All workplaces need a plan for dealing with Coronavirus. This checklist for workers covers personal protective equipment (PPE), pay and conditions, procedures and alternative arrangements for things like working from home. TUESDAY 08 JUNE 2021 ACTU CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO SAVE Tuesday 08 June 2021 ACTU calls on Government to save lives and support a waiver on vaccine patents Australia is just one of 12 countries stopping a waiver on patents for COVID-19 products which MONDAY 07 JUNE 2021 GOVERNMENT MUST ACT ON INCURABLE Monday 07 June 2021 Government must act on incurable silicosis that affects 1 in 5 engineered stone workers The ACTU calls on the Federal Government to urgently act ACTU WORKSITE FOR SCHOOLS ACTU Worksite for schools is your place to find out about first jobs, rights at work and the role of unions in Australia. ACTU WORKSITE FOR SCHOOLS » 10 STEP PLAN TO YOUR FIRST JOB 1. Get your resume in order. Check out this handy guide to help you write a resume from scratch. Even if you are applying for your very first job, you have skills and qualities that employers are looking for that will help you to get your foot in the door. * Toggle site navigation * ACTU Home__
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