Speeches & Opinions 2010
Read speeches and opinion articles by ACTU officers and staff.
Our collection contains speeches delivered at conferences, forums, summits, rallies and events by Executive and senior ACTU staff. It also contains op-eds previously published in mainstream media by the ACTU President, ACTU Secretary or ACTU Assistant Secretaries.
Recent Speeches & Opinions
Ged Kearney: speech to AMWU National Conference
July 28, 2010
I don’t think your union gets enough credit from our politicians or the community for the valuable work it does in protecting jobs in Australia and continuing to fight for the survival and evolution of our important industries.
Sharan Burrow: Speech to farewell dinner
July 20, 2010
I can honestly say that never in my wildest dreams when I first began as a union organiser all those years ago did I ever imagine I would one day be heading the global union movement.
PM Julia Gillard: speech to Sharan Burrow farewell dinner
July 20, 2010
Friends, it’s a great honour to join you tonight to pay tribute to a great leader of the Australian labour movement, Sharan Burrow.
Sharan Burrow: Acceptance speech to ITUC Congress
June 25, 2010
I am incredibly honoured and extremely privileged to be elected as General Secretary of the ITUC. The ITUC is without question the pre-eminent voice for the rights of working people, for justice, peace and democracy.
Sharan Burrow: Opening speech to ITUC 2nd World Congress
June 22, 2010
Four years ago we met and took an historic decision to build a new international organisation a new internationalism. Delegates came to Vienna give birth to the ITUC; to strengthened global unionism.
Sharan Burrow: Paid parental leave is an historic achievement and a lasting legacy
June 21, 2010
I’m proud that Australian unions – in partnership with so many other women from our community – have stood together and delivered paid parental leave after 30 years.
Sharan Burrow: Address to ILO Cyclical Review 2010
June 3, 2010
ACTU and ITUC President Sharan Burrow addressed the International Labour Organisation’s Cyclical Review in Geneva on 2 June 2010 on trends and challenges in promoting full, decent and productive employment in the context of shaping a fair globalisation.
Sharan Burrow: The Future of Capitalism
May 30, 2010
ACTU and ITUC President Sharan Burrow spoke at the OECD Ministerial Forum in Paris on 28 May 2010 about the future of capitalism after the Global Financial Crisis.
Sharan Burrow: ACTU Organising Conference speech
April 27, 2010
The strength of unions has come from the unity of people working together for a common cause based on shared values. Much of the best of Australia today has been shaped by union members and their families standing up for a better working life.
Jeff Lawrence: ACTU Organising Conference speech
April 27, 2010
A lot has changed in 3 short years since our last organising conference. Last time we met we were under the worst attack Australian workers had faced in a generation. This time we have an opportunity.
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