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12 Days of Action

Thousands of Australians will hit the streets to demand more secure work and fair pay. We need you to be part of it.

Change the Rules

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

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.

Work for a Union

Check out the latest job vacancies at the ACTU and its affiliates.

Media Releases

Keep up with all the latest news and statements from the ACTU and its Officers.

ACTU Congress 2018

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

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CFMEUWA @CFMEUWA

Another worker has unfortunately died on the job in WA. We have an Australian Building and Construction Commission which hinde…
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CFMEUWA @CFMEUWA

This is what union is about. True Blue Afghan Aussies voting up their first EBA. Proud to building their new country for them…
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Australian Unions @unionsaustralia

It’d be unconscionable to give the big banks a multi-billion dollar corporate tax handout at the expense of our sch… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Australian Unions @unionsaustralia

On this day in 1856, stonemasons in Melbourne put down their tools and walked off the job in protest over their emp… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Australian Unions @unionsaustralia

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Michael Pascoe @MichaelPascoe01

Catherine Brenner, a lawyer & investment banker, has been on the AMP board for eight years, chair for two. Apparently…
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The Sydney Morning Herald @smh

Comment: Having voted no less than 23 times to block a royal commission into the banks, Scott Morrison has endless reasons for emb…
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Australian Unions @unionsaustralia

These comments from *squints* 16 days ago have not aged well. #BanksRC #auspol afr.com/business/banki…
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Alice Workman @workmanalice

Michaelia Cash Could Be Forced To Release Report Into Work For The Dole Death buzzfeed.com/aliceworkman/d… via @workmanalice
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Sally McManus @sallymcmanus

It has been a good week. The ACTU has had a record number of people contacting us wanting to join their union ✊🏻
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Australian Unions @unionsaustralia

Malcolm Turnbull has a choice: • Give a multi-billion dollar corporate tax cut to the big banks. • Invest in worl… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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UnitedVoice Victoria @UnitedVoiceVic

Gamal is a cleaner. He has worked in shopping centres since coming to Australia as a refugee 20 years ago. In that ti…
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Make Exxon Pay @makeexxonpay

Steve from @theamwu Victoria paid more tax on his income last year than Exxon did on their $6.7 billion. He's happy to pa…
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The Today Show @TheTodayShow

"Every time you get one of these revelations of a new rort or a new rip-off, you've got to ask yourself why did Malcolm T…
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Sally McManus @sallymcmanus

Well you walked right into that one didn't you James? twitter.com/unionsaustrali…
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Richard Denniss @RDNS_TAI

New modelling by the ACTU says boosting wages for low income earners is good for consumer spending and employment. Hint: Mini…
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Australian Unions @unionsaustralia

Craig Meller oversaw an operation which deliberately mismanaged the money of its clients, made false reports to the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Sally McManus @sallymcmanus

The 🎩 Government's own figures show that low paid workers spend 70% of what they earn. This means a pay increase would en…
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Paul Barry @TheRealPBarry

Yes, that's going to be a hard sell now. twitter.com/unionsaustrali…
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Future Work @CntrFutureWork

Number-crunching from @unionsaustralia points to 40-50K job gains from a $50 weekly boost in the minimum wage: https://…

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Australian Unions

Whether you want to join a union, take action in campaigns, or make the most of the benefits of being a union member, Australian Unions is the place to go for information and resources.

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OHS

Information and resources for health and safety representatives and workers about how to speak up at work for health and safety.

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Worksite

Your rights at work for students and for people entering the workforce for the first time.

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Union Aid Abroad

Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA is the overseas aid and development agency of the ACTU. Our work aims to build self-reliance through support to educational and training projects for workers and their organisations in the developing world.

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Change the Rules

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Media Releases

ACTU Congress 2018

AMP resignation shouldn’t be the last

March jobs figures show rise in insecure work

A $50 raise to the minimum wage could create 57,000 jobs

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