• Make a donation to assist the Iraqi and Kurdish victims of war by supporting the APHEDA-Union Aid Abroad appeal.

• Take the anti-war message to your workplace:

  The VTHC has created a union anti-war kit for affiliates and members to use in preparing and distributing information about the union opposition to the war in Iraq. The kit consists of a number of items including fact sheets and resolutions.

  Labornet No War On Iraq Campaign Page – has a number of resources you can download including placards, peace leaflets and petitions as well as updates on rallies and actions to support in New South Wales.

ACTU Statements on Iraq

Stop The War: Bring Our Troops Home - in this Executive decision the ACTU opposes the war on Iraq and calls for the immediate cessation of military action. (March 25 2003)

Iraq War Not In Australia's National Interest - John Howard has irresponsibly disregarded Australia’s national interest in his subservient commitment to George W. Bush’s war on Iraq which carries no United Nations mandate, the ACTU and unions said today. (20 March 2003)

ACTU Opposes Howard's Illegal War - the ACTU and its affiliated unions are opposed to John Howard's commitment of Australia to the looming war with Iraq. ACTU Secretary Greg Combet said that John Howard was acting in breach of Australia’s international obligations. (18 March 2003)

Parliament Must Debate Iraq War - The ACTU has condemned the Howard Government for sending Australian troops to prepare for war with Iraq today without the support of parliament or the United Nations. (23 January 2003)

War Is Not The Alternative - Peace is a union issue because it is working men and women and their children who bear the brutal brunt of war says ACTU President Sharan Burrow. (01 December 2002)

Unions Oppose Iraq War - The ACTU has opposed a unilateral declaration and Australian involvement in a war against Iraq and called for an increased diplomatic effort for disarmament and peace. (11 October 2002)

ACTU Statement On Iraq - The ACTU strongly opposes any unilateral declaration and Australia involvement in a war on Iraq argues ACTU President Sharan Burrow.

2002 November ACTU Executive Decision on Going to War – ACTU Executive Decision on the War on Iraq handed down at the ACTU Executive meeting in November 2002.

2002 November ACTU Executive Resolution on Going to War - ACTU Executive Resolution on the War on Iraq handed down at the ACTU Executive Meeting in November 2002.

What Australian Unions Are Saying About War on Iraq

Australian Education Union Annual Federal Conference January 15-17-2003 - Speech presented by Rob Durbridge, AEU Federal Secretary in moving the "No War in Iraq" resolution.

Australian Education Union No War on Iraq campaign area – Contains information about the AEUs campaign on the war on Iraq at a national and international level including resolutions and media releases.

AMWU Opposes War - the AMWU continues to advocate peace, disarmament and development over war.

Stop the War on Iraq – Australia Must Assert Its Independence - The National Executive of the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) calls on its members throughout Australia to join with the community in campaigning against the Howard Government's subservience to the US-led war against Iraq.

LHMU Oppose the push for war – National Executive Statement - The LHMU joins with working people and their unions from around the world in opposing the push for war with Ira. (04 March 2003)

Educators Oppose Howard’s War - Joint AEU, NTEU and IEU Media Release (20 March 2003)

ANF opposes war in Iraq - The Federal Executive of the Australian Nursing Federation today endorsed a resolution in opposition to Australia's involvement in a war against Iraq and expressed their solidarity with and support for the nurses of Iraq. (19 March 2003)

Teachers Campaign Against 'Orwellian' War - On the eve of war against Iraq by the US led ‘coalition of the willing’, the Independent Education Union of Australia has called on the Howard government to stand apart from US President Bush’s so called “moment of truth for the world”. (March 2003)

No War on Iraq - Why the MUA opposes a war on Iraq (21 March 2003)

MUA/CFMEU joint statement on opposition to illegal war - Issued by Paddy Crumlin, National Secretary Maritime Union of Australia; and John Maitland, National Secretary Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (20 March 2003)

QCU condemns Howard’s illegal war - The Queensland Council of Unions today condemned John Howard's illegal commitment of Australian troops to an invasion of Iraq. (Wednesday 19 March)

Tasmanian Unions Endorse Statement On War On Iraq - Unions Tasmania has endorsed the following statement on war on Iraq at the Unions Tasmania Council meeting held yesterday. (14 February 2003)

International Union Views on the War on Iraq

Working Families on the Side of Peace - the Canadian Labour Congress calls on Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and his government to come clearly to the side of working people who do not want a war against Iraq. (12 March 2003)

Iraq Disarm Through Peaceful Means; Not War – The ETUC Executive Committee believes that the rush to war in Iraq is not justified.(10/03/2003)

European Trade Unions on Iraq - Statement by the ETUC Executive Committee (9-10 October 2002)

Iraq still time for peace - Decisions to be taken in the coming days concerning the crisis over Iraq will have profound consequences for that country, for the international community, and for working people everywhere sas the ICFTU. (28/2/2003)

No Justification for War - There is no legal or moral justification for the US led war against Iraq which will result in certain death for countless innocent people says the NZ Council of Trade Unions. (18 March 2003)

Union Movement Supports U.S. Troops, Hopes for Peace - Among the 150,000 U.S. military men and women engaged in war against Iraq, at least 20,000 are union member reservists. America’s union movement is standing firmly behind them and all the troops, according to John J. Sweeney

COSATU statement on US's attack on Iraq - COSATU and the South African government condemn the barbaric and cowardly attacks on the people of Iraq by the USA and its friends. (20 March 2003)

SEIU Executive Board Outlines Principles on Iraq – SEIUs letter to President George Bush opposing the war on Iraq.

Italian Unions Will Strike If War Starts - The secretary of the CISL labor union, Savino Pezzotta, confirms the union's decision to call up strikes in case a war breaks out in Iraq. [AGI] 19 March 2003

Australian Peace Movement Links

International Peace Movement Links

To keep up to date with national and international breaking news on the War on Iraq visit LabourStart (International) and Labornet (Australia).