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Volunteer to Change the Rules for working people

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

Change the Rules election campaign kicks off in Bass

18 Mar 2019 Working people and volunteers from in and around the electorate of Bass, which covers the north-east of Tasmania, will gather on Monday evening to kick off the Change the Rules election campaign.

More scrutiny needed on Self-Managed Funds

13 Mar 2019 The ACTU supports calls for an inquiry examining the under-performance of small self-managed super funds (SMSFs) after the productivity commission revealed that SMSFs with less than $500,000 perform ‘significantly worse’ than regular super funds.

Minimum wage: Fair Work should close the poverty gap over 2 years

13 Mar 2019 The Fair Work Commission should close the gap between the minimum wage and the OECD definition of relative poverty within 2 years so that no full-time worker is living in poverty, starting with a 6% increase this year a– or $43 per week.

Super Trustees Forum 2018

29 Nov 2018 ACTU Super Trustees Forum 2018 - This event is a unique opportunity for union directors to discuss and debate key issues around superannuation with each other.

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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The AMWU @theamwu

Cliver Palmer has spent over $20 million on ads but can't pay his workers. Clive is not a meme machine, he is a joke. #qanda
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Australian Unions @unionsaustralia

Climate change is real. Workers & communities must be supported as we transition to a clean energy economy. We ne… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Our movement stands as one in solidarity with our Kiwi Muslim brothers & sisters. We must never let hate win. #qanda
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TWU Australia @TWUAus

Ahead of its IPO, it's to wake up about @Uber: it is a ponzi scheme based on underpaid workers, aggressive illegal tactics and…
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TWU Australia @TWUAus

'Flexibility' doesn't cut it when @Uber drivers get physically or sexually assaulted and have to turn up to work the next day o…
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TWU Australia @TWUAus

Here's the 'assistance' this driver got from his rideshare company when he was assaulted: he was offered a box of chocolates #4…
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TWU Australia @TWUAus

‘They set about to enter Australia and defeat its laws’ #4Corners reveals @uber spyware to evade scrutiny. @ScottMorrisonMP won…
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Australian Unions @unionsaustralia

Australia needs a pay rise and activists in Bass know how to win it! It was standing room only for the Bass electio… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michele O'Neil @MicheleONeilAU

About to kick off in Bass! Good on Launceston #ChangeTheRules pic.twitter.com/x8B7Gl6DP7
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Teachers Federation @TeachersFed

Kate and Leah want public schools to be fully funded! As teachers, they know what this will mean for their students. #Fair…
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Trove @TroveAustralia

Unions Ballarat is the second oldest Trades and Labour Council in the world. Through their collection on Trove you wi…
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Unions Tasmania @TasUnions

Knock, knock #Bass🚪🚪 Our #ChangeTheRules door knockers are in Launceston this arvo ahead of our kick off event with @MundayJ…
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Ebony Bennett 🌈 @ebony_bennett

“There’s no doubt that the period since the Coalition was elected has been the worst period for wages since the end of t…
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32BJ SEIU @32BJSEIU

It’s tea time: ) ) ) ) ( ) ) _(___(____)____(___(__ _ \ If you can't afford…
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Australian Unions @unionsaustralia

Spot on. theconversation.com/ultra-low-wage…
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Profits have gone up. Productivity has gone up. Wages have flatlined. Working people are not getting their fair… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Greg Jericho @GrogsGamut

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Centre for Future Work @CntrFutureWork

Why is wages growth at its lowest since WW2? @JimboStanford director of @CntrFutureWork talks to @mikeseccombe in thi…
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Our minimum wage submission is not an ambit claim. We have a plan to get a living wage within 2 years for more than… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Sally McManus @sallymcmanus

Mike Seccombe's excellent article exploring why wage growth is at its lowest since WW2. We have a structural problem. Emp…

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