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July 2, 2024
The ACTU and regional coal and gas power workers today called on the Greens and Senate cross benchers to pass the Net Zero Economy Authority Bill.
The NZEA Bill needs to pass the Senate to set up a new Authority charged with supporting workers and communities to thrive through the energy transition.
Speaking in Canberra, ACTU President, Michele O’Neil and workers from impacted communities stressed the Net Zero Economy Authority has an urgent, important task ahead of it, as industries like coal-fired power stations start to phase down.
June 28, 2024
Australian workers will experience a significant boost to their personal finances from 1 July with the combined impacts of wage rises and the Federal Government’s tax cuts.
The 3.75 per cent annual wage increases will apply from the first full pay period on or after 1 July. An entry-level retail or hospitality worker will be $2,600 per year better off; a mid-level community sector worker will be $3,260 a year better off; and a forklift driver will be $3,170 better off.
June 21, 2024
The ACTU mourns the loss of Stan Sharkey, a giant of the Australian union movement,…
June 19, 2024
The ACTU condemns Peter Dutton’s election promise of building nuclear power plants as ‘dangerous’ and ‘costly’ for Australian workers.
June 12, 2024
The ACTU is continuing to press for a clear easily understood mechanism to give workers in a wide range of circumstances across all industries the right to disconnect to reclaim a level of work-life balance.
June 6, 2024
The union movement’s peak Congress meeting in Adelaide has endorsed a new youth policy to tackle discriminatory junior rates of pay designed to make work fairer for young people.
June 5, 2024
The leadership team of ACTU President Michele O’Neil, Secretary Sally McManus, Assistant Secretary Liam O’Brien and Assistant Secretary Joseph Mitchell were re-elected by the ACTU Congress today.
June 5, 2024
Unions at ACTU Congress are seeking strong emissions reduction targets as they focus on climate change as the driver of the future of work in Australia.
June 3, 2024
The ACTU welcomes the Fair Work Commission’s decision today to increase minimum and award wages by 3.75%, which will deliver a small real wage increase for 2.6 million workers.
June 3, 2024
Australian unions are campaigning to win ten days of paid leave so that workers can take time to deal with a range of reproductive health issues, such as IVF treatment and post-vasectomy recovery.
