This comprehensive review, which considered the views of workers, unions and employers, sets a clear roadmap to modernise the scheme, ensuring it reflects the realities of contemporary work, improves ...

The ACTU has fought for and won decades of wage increases through the award system and campaigns in the field, safer workplaces, greater equality for women, improvements in working hours, entitlements ...

Industry segregation accounts for around a quarter of the gender pay gap and limits Australia’s workforce participation, particularly in sectors with skills shortages.

Sally is the 10th Secretary of the ACTU. She was the leader of her union, the ASU in NSW representing community, public sector and private sector workers. She commenced work with the ASU as an ACTU ...

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. Information ...

Read current and past media statements from the ACTU. You can also keep track of ACTU media releases by following the official ACTU feed on Twitter at @unionsaustralia. This comprehensive review, ...

It is a fundamental principle of the union movement that working people have a right to safe and healthy working lives. Throughout our history, Australian Unions have always campaigned against unsafe ...

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 ...

The world faces a climate crisis. Australian workers know that we can be part of the solution, building new low carbon industries and creating decent jobs. But unlike many other countries Australia ...

Australians would benefit from a shorter working week – including a four-day model – under a proposal that unions will take to next week’s Economic Reform Roundtable. The ACTU will argue that workers ...

Australian Unions have backed major tax reforms to tackle the national housing affordability crisis alongside increasing supply. Working Australians are increasingly being locked out of owning their ...