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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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UnitedVoice Victoria @UnitedVoiceVic

Big rally in Melb tonight against #wagetheft at CBD cafe #HairyLittleSista Hospo Voice members are fighting back & fe…
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ETU⚡️VIC @ETUVIC

Can we express our disappointment in Australia's lack of a quality Prime Minster? How about in the form of 35 negative Newspoll…
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Construction Forestry Maritime Mining Energy Union @CFMEU

Malcolm Turnbull voted more than 20 times to stop the #BanksRC abc.net.au/news/2018-06-2…
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ETU⚡️VIC @ETUVIC

These things are surely connected: Multinational @exxonmobil_aus /Esso is so greedy, they've sacked their skilled local mainten…
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MEAA @withMEAA

Here are the proud #MEAAEquity members from the Melbourne production of The Wizard of Oz. Are you taking your kids to see the…
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Australian Unions @unionsaustralia

Horrific exploitation uncovered by AMIEU, who are assisting the affected people. We can't turn the clock back 100 y… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Union Aid Abroad APHEDA - ACT Region @ACTAPHEDA

Some of the photos from our great Trivia Night last night. CBR unionists dug deep - we raised a touch over $3000! Congrats t…
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Maurie Mulheron @maurie_mulheron

Fair Funding Now! In Adelaide with AEU reps from around the country at the meeting of education ministers demanding fa…
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AEU (SA) @aeusa

Right now at the #COAG #Education Council meeting to tell .@birmo we want #FairFundingNow! pic.twitter.com/Q7ouVj2m1h
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Glenn Fowler @GlennFowlerAEU

Under Turnbull’s plan, only 13% of public schools will meet the resource standard. It must be 100%. No children are mor…
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Jessica Munday @MundayJessica

First it was Eureka flags. Now t-shirts. We wear our unionism on our sleeves. Literally. And we will never stop. When a…
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Make Exxon Pay @makeexxonpay

Don't do it, @PaulineHansonOz. You need to crack down on these big companies like @exxonmobil_aus before you go rewarding…
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Tax Justice Aust @TaxJusticeAus

"Campaign groups have suggested the reason the US companies will not disclose their payments to the IRS is because they…
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CPSU @CPSUnion

These are serious allegations Lloyd should be held accountable #auspol canberratimes.com.au/politics/feder…
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Teachers Federation @TeachersFed

Teachers and supporters gathered in Adelaide with a simple message for @Birmo and the education ministers. #FairFundingNo…
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Australian Unions @unionsaustralia

Oh so they're finally paying their workers? smh.com.au/business/small… #ausunions
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Sally McManus @sallymcmanus

Let’s all remember the person to blame for SBS not having the rights to free to air #WorldCup2018 is Tony Abbott who vici…
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Alice Workman @workmanalice

ATTENTION TEENS AND OTHER UNREGISTERED VOTERS IN QLD, SA, WA AND TASMANIA. YOU HAVE UNTIL 8PM TOMORROW TO ENROL TO VOTE…
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Michael Tull @Michtull

Please sign and share this important petition: megaphone.org.au/petitions/tels… via @MegaphoneAU
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Unions Tasmania @TasUnions

What do a teacher, a retiree and a lawyer all have in common? They want to #ChangeTheRules. Hobart unionists braving the col…

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Change the Rules

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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