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.
As you know, this is my last Congress as ACTU Secretary and I am confident that there is a firm base to continue to build and make a real difference to working people’s lives.
I am asking for your support for the next three years because Ged and I cannot do it alone. We are a union of unions, and we all need to work together.
If there is one story that cuts right across our economy and its changes in the last 20-30 years, it is the story of the growth of insecure work, and of risk and uncertainty being shifted from employers to workers, from employers to taxpayers.
On IWD we acknowledge our achievements we have won over the past few years: Paid Parental Leave, the landmark SACs equal pay case, reform of Equal Opportunity legislation and FWA such as protection from discrimination on grounds of family and caring responsibilities.
We have told Treasury and the Government that the protection and growth of secure jobs across the workforce must be the focus of the 2012-13 Federal Budget and of all economic policy.
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.
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.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to
land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
