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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
