March 29, 2020
Statement from Sally McManus on Government plans for wage subsidy
March 27, 2020
The union movement is working with reasonable employers to keep as many people in work as possible.
March 25, 2020
The union movement cannot continue to watch working Australians, their livelihoods and communities being decimated.
March 21, 2020
Australian workers need comprehensive wage support now
March 19, 2020
Statement from ACTU President Michele O’Neil on Qantas
March 18, 2020
Statement from ACTU Secretary Sally McManus in response to Christian Porter
March 12, 2020
Casual workers and those in insecure jobs have been left cruelly exposed by Scott Morrison’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Despite the undeniable financial crisis many Australian workers are confronting, Scott Morrison has ruled out providing two weeks of paid special leave for those working without sick leave provisions.
March 12, 2020
Catholic Schools in Wollongong, Macquarie University, Southern Cross University, Woolworths and Telstra will support their casual employees impacted by COVID-19 has been welcomed by the Australian Council of Trade unions.
March 11, 2020
The ACTU has called for two weeks paid special leave for all workers in the event of a coronavirus shutdown.