Myuna workers are local people with mortgages, children in local schools, and deep ties to the Lake Macquarie community. The mine supports not just 300 direct jobs, but thousands of others including contractors, transport workers, small businesses, and services that rely on stable, well-paid work in the region. When a major employer like Myuna closes, the damage does not stop at the gate. It flows through families, communities, and the local economy.  Workers are being asked to live with uncertainty while Origin continues to profit from running Eraring, a power station that was once publicly owned and now supplies essential electricity to NSW. A just transition means planning, certainty, and fairness, not silence and delay. Communities like ours deserve better.

Wages in the community services sector have not kept up with the value or complexity of our work. Then, if it wasn't bad enough, in 2025, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) proposed to change the classification structure in the SCHADS Award. The FWC proposed a 9-level classification structure modelled on the Aged Care Award. These changes could have caused 73% of workers to face weekly pay cuts ranging from $179 to $930 across various sector roles. There are up to 130,000 workers employed under the SCHADS Award. 46% of those workers faced losing over $200 per week. According to ASU surveys, 40-50% of workers would be forced to leave the sector due to financial stress if the FWC proposal was adopted. So, we fought back. We held members meetings, site visits, stunts and rallies! We gained media attention right across the country and grew significantly as a union with thousands of workers getting engaged in the campaign right across the nation. The FWC will likely make its final decision in around March. Any FWC decision will not be implemented immediately. So, in the meantime, we are running our campaign for pay increases for the community services sector.  We know that when we fight, we win. We’ve done it before. We won pay increases of 23% to 45% to the minimum wages in 2012. Let’s stand together in 2026 and show everyone why we must be valued!

This isn’t just policy—it’s people. At least 15 members, some with over 40 years of service, now face demotion or job loss. These are workers who have kept Brisbane running through thick and thin, many honoured with the Lord Mayor’s Award of Excellence. Council wants to turn desirable qualifications into mandatory requirements overnight. That’s not fair. It’s time to stand together and demand a fair transition that respects experience and safeguards wellbeing. By signing this petition, you demand a fair transition, genuine support, recognition of experience, and safeguards against punitive outcomes. Together, we can ensure Council values people—not just paperwork. Add your voice, sign now!

Long-serving DXC workers are fighting for equal treatment by our employer. Despite our loyalty and dedication, we're being denied the same redundancy entitlements, even though we all face the same risks of organisational restructure.  This isn’t about perks, it’s about job security and fairness. The current offer divides the workforce, rewarding some while disadvantaging others who’ve contributed just as much. We're demanding equal rights, dignity, and respect.

We work to understand, influence and transform systems to achieve sustainable development in Australia and our region. We do this by collaborating with government, industry, academic and civil society partners, and establish transdisciplinary teams to identify pathways and innovative solutions to help the world achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Our partnership approach has seen us win awards for our impact focus. MSDI aims to achieve sustainable development in Australia and our region by understanding, influencing and transforming the systems that are embedded in our society.

At its heart, this campaign is about ensuring that people with disabilities—some of the most vulnerable members of our community—continue to receive the care, safety, and support they need and deserve. Without sustainable funding and clear action from governments, thousands of Victorians risk losing access to essential, life-changing services. The current funding shortfall threatens to: • Slash wages for over 7,500 workers by more than a third • Significantly reduce the 5 main providers of group homes ability to operate approximately 580 group homes • Displace even more participants from their homes • Undermine quality and safety standards that have been built over decades This is not a distant issue—it’s a looming crisis that will affect families, workers, and participants alike if action isn’t taken urgently. Victoria’s disability support sector sets the benchmark for the nation in terms of: • Staff training • Career progression • Staffing ratios • Safety standards These are hard-won protections built through decades of union advocacy. Without continued investment and a proper funding model, these standards could be lost—taking the sector backwards. Disability support workers play a critical role in the lives of participants, yet they now face: • Massive wage cuts • Job losses • A devaluing of their profession By campaigning for fair wages and strong employment conditions, you're standing up for the workforce that holds this system together. This campaign is about demanding that: • The Federal Government fixes the broken NDIS pricing model • The State Government continues support until a long-term federal solution is in place • Both levels of government take responsibility for the sustainability of disability services It’s a call to put people over profits, and policy over politics. Everyone deserves the opportunity to live with dignity, independence, and support. Your campaign represents the broader fight for: Equity in access to care • Fair treatment of workers • A compassionate, well-funded public service model This isn’t just a disability sector issue—it’s a community issue. When we unite, we win. By joining, people are not just supporting a cause—they’re becoming part of a powerful movement for justice, fairness, and sustainability in disability care.

Not-for-profit advocacy workers often go above and beyond, driven by mission and values. But they also face high emotional demands and constant pressure leading to chronic burnout. Despite this, many never qualify for long service leave because they haven’t stayed in one job long enough, even though they’ve been serving the same sector, for decades. By extending portable long service leave to all not-for-profit workers, we acknowledge the emotional labour, the burnout risk, and the reality of insecure work.  It’s time ensure that every worker who contributes to the public good, has the chance to rest, recover, and be recognised.

The Savannahlander isn’t just a train — it’s a lifeline. Its loss would be a blow to Queensland's Outback Tourism, wiping out one of the last remaining outback rail experiences of its kind. Communities along the route rely on this service to bring in visitors, support local jobs, and keep small businesses alive. For tourists, it’s a chance to see a side of Australia you can’t reach any other way. By joining this campaign, you’re helping protect a unique piece of Queensland’s history, regional livelihoods, and an unforgettable experience that should remain open to everyone — not just history books.

While operated by the for-profit company Healthscope, Northern Beaches Hospital has been plagued by persistent complaints. Staff, patients, and families report chronic understaffing, poor patient outcomes and a culture that puts profits before patients.  Public ownership would restore accountability, improve staffing levels and working conditions and ensure safety for patients and workers alike.  Unions campaigned alongside NSW Labor in opposition to oppose the privatisation of these essential health services. Now it’s time for the Labor Government to honour their commitment and return the hospital to public hands where it belongs.  Add your name today to demand a healthcare system that puts people before profit.  

All the evidence from experts is clear. We need to: • Massively increase the supply of housing; • Boost social housing; • Scale back negative gearing and reassess tax breaks for wealthy landlords; • Develop nationally consistent rental laws that set consistent standards and protect renters' rights; and • Allocate housing for key workers. Home ownership is currently out of reach for most Australians – but that doesn’t need to be the case.

As unionists, we know that WorkCover is in need of reform. We also believe this is a moment where we can make greater changes to improve the safety of Victorian workers, address the root causes of these injuries and have a system that is responsive to their medical needs. These changes have hurt workers - sign the petition to call on the Victorian Government to reverse these changes.

Because of government funding changes, many community + disability sector workers never get to stay with one employer long enough to take long service leave. That’s why states and territories throughout Australia are legislating for portable long service leave so workers take their leave entitlements with them between employers.   Northern Territory workers are about to fall behind the rest of the country because of the CLP Government. Sign the petition and stand with Australian Services Union members in calling on the NT Government to save Portable Long Service Leave.