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Australian Unions are campaigning to change the rules so that working people have more secure jobs and better pay.

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The Australia we once knew, that our parents experienced, is not the reality anymore because the rules that made our country fair are broken.

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ACTU Congress 2018

Around 800 delegates representing workers from every industry and sector in Australia will attend the ACTU Congress in July 2018.

Sexual harassment inquiry to shed light on broken workplace rules

21 Jun 2018 The inquiry by the Human Rights Commission into sexual harassment in Australian workplaces will shine much needed light on a system which is failing Australian workers. The current rules which are intended to protect workers, predominately women, who experience workplace sexual harassment focus on individual claims and settlement processes. This approach has failed and the laws need to be changed to allow for systemic action against workplace sexual harassment.

Turnbull’s tax plan will hurt working people, won’t create jobs

21 Jun 2018 New ACTU empirical analysis covering 10 years and 34 OECD countries shows that when you cut corporate taxes no jobs are created and wages decrease. The report also finds that the cost of cutting income tax for people earning $200,000 is $24 billion per year, enough to fund the education of 1.9 million secondary school students, according to figures from the Parliamentary Budget Office.

Telstra job cuts a betrayal of working people and customers

20 Jun 2018 The peak body for working people has condemned the announcement of 8,000 sackings at Telstra, saying the company has betrayed its customers and staff.

2018 ACTU Congress Partners

25 May 2018 2018 ACTU Congress Sponsors and Partners

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ACTU Congress 2018

17 Jul 2018 The 2018 ACTU Congress will be held in Brisbane on 17th & 18th July.

Anti-Corruption Commission

13 Feb 2017 The best way to weed out corruption is to have a national Anti-Corruption Commission with the powers to investigate all areas of society. Establish a Commission now!

Support Family Violence Leave for all wokers

13 Feb 2017 Union members are asking the Fair Work Commission and Governments to giveeople subjected to family violence a minimum of ten paid days away from work. It is the responsibility of our whole community to end family violence, and to support people experiencing violence right now.

Australian Senate Vote Down the TPP

26 Oct 2016 The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (or TPP) is a dangerous trade deal with the potential to destroy thousands of Australian jobs. The deal was negotiated by Malcolm Turnbull behind closed doors and allows corporations to sue our government just for making laws in the public interest. The TPP risks our jobs, our health and our democracy.

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How can we deliver the NDIS participants deserve if disability workers don’t have a reliable income? #qanda #bestndis #nd…
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Paul Bongiorno @PaulBongiorno

Oh NDIS funding a billion dollars short but we can afford $144 billion worth of tax cuts. Priorities? #Q&A
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The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox1

Timely to hear about the uncertainty of properly funding the NDIS while the Government trumpets getting $140 billion of t…
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Karen Douglas @kaydisme

Disability support workers are on zero hour contracts, one hour engagements, shift cancellations notified the day before and…
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Linda White ✊️ @LindaWhiteASU

You can find out about the @ASUnion campaign about making the NDIS the best it can be here asu.asn.au/sacs/ndis #QandA
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natalie lang @nataliemlang

#itstime for inclusion. #ndis promised so much. #itstime for government to invest in the Ndis and workforce #bestndis
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Australian Services Union @asu_nsw_act

Thanks for the mention @Kiruna_Stamell. We're really excited about our plan to improve training in the NDIS. Watch our vid…
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It’s vital we support the genuine integration of workers living with disability into quality paid work, including p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Claudia Vera @claudmvj

@Kiruna_Stamell rightly points to the role of unions in calling for and playing a role in appropriately trained and qualified…
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Australian Services Union @asu_nsw_act

Workers in the disability sector want training but there’s no government funding. Frontline workers and advocates are figh…
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Australian Services Union @asu_nsw_act

YES! @DylanAlcott We need a fully funded training system for the NDIS. #qanda #ndis #bestndis
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Australian Services Union @asu_nsw_act

The NDIS isn't a trainwreck, the issue is precarious funding models & an insecure workforce. To secure the long-term succe…
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natalie lang @nataliemlang

How can we deliver the NDIS participants deserve if disability workers are stretched between multiple providers in severa…
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natalie lang @nataliemlang

Main issue with the NDIS is threats to working conditions & sustainability of services. Under the current gov, these are…
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Australian Services Union @asu_nsw_act

Did you know there's no funding for workforce training under the NDIS? We're fighting to change this. So NDIS participants…
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The AMWU @theamwu

Reminder: the @LiberalAus government has cut over $1 billion from disability and community services since 2013. #qanda
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It’s vital the government retains a role in the direct delivery of disability services, so people with disabilities… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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We need to maximise the representation of people with lived experience of disability in the delivery and implementa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The NDIS should not be used by our governments to privatise by stealth and evade their duty of care to people with disability. #QandA

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Change the Rules

Volunteer to Change the Rules for working people.

Work for a Union

Media Releases

ACTU Congress 2018

Sexual harassment inquiry to shed light on broken workplace rules

Turnbull’s tax plan will hurt working people, won’t create jobs

Telstra job cuts a betrayal of working people and customers

2018 ACTU Congress Partners

Event Registration Terms & Conditions

ACTU Congress 2018

Anti-Corruption Commission

Support Family Violence Leave for all wokers

Australian Senate Vote Down the TPP