ACTU Congress 2012 was held at the the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre on 15-17 May. The theme was Secure Jobs. Better Future, and congress was attended by nearly 1000 delegates from every industry and sector in Australia
ACTU Youth Congress 2012
For the first time, an ACTU Youth Congress was held at UnionsNSW on 14 May 2012 - with the theme 'Building the Future: The role of young people in unions?'. Over 150 delegates attended, discussed their role in unions, and endorsed a new Young Workers’ Policy aimed at better representing young workers.
How to download policies and resolutions
For fast downloading - download zip files below. Alternatively, you can download individual policies, resolutions or factsheets in the table below.
Standalone website
The standalone site for ACTU Congress 2012 contains all the program, media releases, speeches, videos, photos, speaker bios, and general event information. See www.actucongress.org.au
Industrial Relations policies
- Better Bargaining Policy - FINAL.pdf
- Representation Rights Policy FINAL.pdf
- Wages and Employment Conditions policy-FINAL.pdf
- Government Procurement FINAL.pdf
- Retirement Incomes, Superannuation and Workers Capital - FINAL.pdf
- Skilled migration - FINAL.pdf
- VET policy - FINAL.pdf
- Work, Life, Family policy FINAL.pdf
Industrial Relations policies Factsheet
Social and Economic policies
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy -FINAL.pdf
- Asylum Seeker and Refugee Policy FINAL.pdf
- Environment and ClimateChange-FINAL.pdf
- Health Policy FINAL.pdf
- Higher Education FINAL.pdf
- International Policy FINAL.pdf
- Social Inclusion Policy -FINAL.pdf
- Services, Industry & Resources-FINAL.pdf
- Tax policy FINAL.pdf
- Trade policy-FINAL.pdf
Social and Economic policies Factsheet
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Factsheet.pdf
- Asylum Seeker - FactSheet.pdf
- Environment and Climate Change - Factsheet.pdf
- Health - Factsheet.pdf
- International - Factsheet.pdf
- Social Inclusion - Factsheet.pdf
- Services, Industry and Resources - Factsheet.pdf
- Tax Factsheet.pdf
- Trade Factsheet.pdf
Organising policies
Organising policies Factsheet
Resolution: Australia
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_BHP_dispute_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Campaign Fund_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Chevron Campaign_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Conservative State Govt_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Future_Strategy_for_Wages policy_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Governance_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_IR policy_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Jobs_and_economy_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Jeff Lawrence_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_OHS_Medical_appointments_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Constitutional_Change_Reco_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Restoring_the_balance_in_our_retail_markets_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Secure_Jobs_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_TAFE_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Sydney_Convention_and_Exhibition Centre_FINAL.pdf
Resolution: International
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Arab_Spring_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Columbia_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Musgrave_Park_Queensland_peaceful_assembly_and_protest_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Pacific_and Fiji_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Sri Lanka_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Talley_FINAL.pdf
- ACTU_Congress_2012_resolution_Western Sahara_FINAL.pdf