Issues These are some of the pressing issues affecting Australian workers and their families, workplaces and industry - which unions have expressed concern about and have developed policies or passed resolutions on:

Work and Family Balancing work and family life is essential for the wellbeing of our whole community and yet it is a balancing act that is becoming increasingly difficult.

Minimum Wages Case Each year the ACTU and unions claim a pay rise for Australian workers through the Minimum Wages Case.

Superannuation Recognising that for many workers retirement incomes are still inadequate, the ACTU is campaigning for a lift in employer superannuation contributions from the current minimum of 9% to 12% by 2012.

Indigenous Workers Unions are strongly committed to promoting equality in the workplace and in the broader society for Indigenous Australians, and promote the active participation of Indigenous peoples in trade unions.

Decent Work Australian unions believe that working life should be enjoyable and that it should give people the satisfaction of using their skills to the fullest measure, and making a contribution to the common good.

Temporary Overseas Workers Unions believe that all workers in Australia, no matter where they’re from, should have equal rights to decent pay and conditions and be treated fairly at work.

Asbestos Unions have campaigned for decades about the dangers of asbestos and have successfully helped secure long term compensation for people affected by asbestos-related disease.