Speeches & Opinions 2017
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
Sally McManus- Address to Nexgen 2017
June 26, 2017
Sally McManus
ACTU Secretary
Opening Speech to NEXGEN
International Convention Centre
Sydney
Tuesday 27 June 2017
Speech by ACTU Secretary Sally McManus at the National Press Club
March 29, 2017
I am here because of you. And there are some things I need to say.
Australia’s workplace laws are broken.
Our minimum wage has fallen to a dangerously low level.
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Australian Unions
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Worksite
Your rights at work for students and for people entering the workforce for the first time.
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OHS
Information and resources for health and safety representatives and workers about how to speak up at work for health and safety.
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Union Aid Abroad
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.
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