Australian Unions

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is the largest peak body representing workers in Australia. It is a national trade union centre of 46 affiliated unions and nine trades and labour councils.

Campaigns

  • Stop more changes and cuts to Medicare!
    Medical experts have already warned these changes will increase out of pocket costs – this means patients could be left paying hundreds of dollars for some common procedures and up to $10,000 for rarer conditions. The Liberal Government has already cut billions in funding for Medicare and other health programs since 2014. What’s worse is that they froze the Medicare indexation rate, which undermines bulk-billing. And they’ve already bungled the vaccine roll-out, the most important public health program in a generation. Now we need to stop the Liberal Government from wrecking Medicare.
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  • Make Rapid Antigen Tests Free and Accessible
    Unions and business urged Scott Morrison to make rapid antigen tests free back in October. He could have chosen to act but he did nothing. The UK and US Governments have already acted to make rapid covid tests free and accessible to their citizens, once again Scott Morrison is leaving Australia behind. Right now, a single test can cost up to $20, if you’re lucky enough to find a chemist that still has them. That’s $100 for a family of five. That might be small change to the Prime Minister, but it’s out of reach for many families. When asked whether he would make rapid antigen tests free for Australians who need them, Mr Morrison suggested it wasn’t the Government’s job to fix the problem anyway. When a journalist specifically put to Mr Morrison that “not everyone can afford Rapid Antigen Tests”, the PM glibly replied, “some people can, some people can’t”. We've seen time and time again that when the going gets tough, Scott Morrison goes missing. We can't afford this inaction right now. It's time for the Federal Government to step up and make rapid antigen tests free and accessible.
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  • We need a safe climate with secure union jobs
    Workers are stepping up to face the climate crisis by reducing emissions in our workplaces and communities, creating new clean energy industries, responding on the frontlines to extreme weather like bushfires, heatwaves and floods; and dealing with the impact that climate change is having on every job. But under the Morrison Government, Australia is being left behind. Without a genuine plan to cut pollution and ensure a just transition for workers and communities in the shift to net zero emissions, Australia will be left behind as the world embraces new clean technologies and industries. Prime Minister, please act now by getting serious about responding to the climate crisis, embracing clean energy jobs and supporting workers and communities in the shift to net zero emissions.
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  • Australians need secure and reliable jobs
    Insecure work is a serious problem for Australian communities and families. Having a secure job is connected to so many basic things like mental health, food, housing, and being able to plan your life. And when people don’t have stable or secure jobs, they have less money to spend in local businesses which affects the local economy. But the Government can take action to help turn this around. We call on the Morrison Government to make jobs more reliable and secure.
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  • Tell Morrison he can’t walk away from women
    Almost 40% of women report being sexual harassed at their workplace. And only 17% of women feel they are able to report this harassment. The Sex Discrimination Commissioner's [email protected] recommendations made clear what needed to be done. She recommended that the Sex Discrimination Act be amended to include a positive duty on employers to take reasonable measures to eliminate sexual harassment at work. Tragically, an average of one woman each week is murdered by a current or ex-partner. Access to paid leave is a real barrier to women being able to escape family and domestic violence. There is only one way to make sure all women have this workplace right. Morrison could act today to legislate for 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave for all Australian workers, but once again he has walked away from doing so. Women deserve better. Australia deserves better. Tell Morrison he can’t walk away from women.
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  • Australia needs a Federal Integrity Commission. Now!
    Sports rorts. Special visas for au pairs for a Minister. Media tip-offs of police raised. Watergate. Grassgate. Car-park funding rorts. Expenses rorts. Fast-tracked grants to Foxtel. Special tickets to the Trump White House. Falsified documents. Since 2014, the Abbott/Turnbull/Morrison Government has faced scandal after scandal. The Australian public expect and deserve no less than transparency and accountability from their Government. It is not an unreasonable expectation, yet the Australian people have been let down by Scott Morrison time and time again.
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  • We Won’t Wait
    Workplaces have a key role to play in supporting a woman facing family and domestic violence. Paid family and domestic violence leave can give a woman – and it nearly always is a woman – the time, support and job security she needs to escape and recover from an abusive relationship. One in three employers now offer this leave. All State and Territory Governments do as well. But two out of three employees are still missing out. A woman's safety shouldn't depend on her employer. The Federal Government is yet to support this leave. They must give all workers access to paid family and domestic violence leave. It takes paid leave to leave. And we won't wait, because women can't wait.
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  • ਸਾਰੇ ਕਾਮਿਆਂ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਪੇਡ ਆਈਸੋਲੇਸ਼ਨ ਲੀਵ
    ਕਾਮੇ (ਵਰਕਰਜ਼) ਸਾਨੂੰ ਇਸ ਮਹਾਂਮਾਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੋੜੀਂਦੀ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਦੇ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ। ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ (ਇਸੇਂਸ਼ਲ) ਕਾਮਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਜੇ ਵੀ ਕੋਵਿਡ ਦੇ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਉਣ ਦਾ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਖਤਰਾ ਹੈ। ਦੋ ਲੱਖ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਆਮ (ਕੈਸੂਅਲ) ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ ਕੋਲ ਸਾਲਾਨਾ ਛੁੱਟੀ ਅਤੇ ਬਿਮਾਰ ਛੁੱਟੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ। ਸਵੈ-ਇਕਾਂਤ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਆਰੰਟੀਨ ਕਾਰਨ ਜੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਗੁਜ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਬਾਰੇ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਹੋਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਇਹ ਬਹੁਤ ਅਣਉਚਿਤ ਹੋਵੇਗਾ। ਸਾਡੀ ਮੰਗ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਕਾਮੇ ਨੂੰ ਕਰਜ਼ੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਣ ਜਾਂ ਆਮਦਨ ਗੁਆਉਣ ਦਾ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਨਾ ਪਵੇ। ਇਹ ਉਹ ਤਰੀਕਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਾਮੇ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀਪੂਰਵਕ ਵਸ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਆਰੰਟੀਨ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਰਿਵਾਰਾਂ, ਭਾਈਚਾਰਿਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਸਹਿਕਰਮੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ। ਯੋਗਦਾਨ ਦੇਉਣ ਲਈ ਇਸ ਪਟੀਸ਼ਨ ਤੇ ਦਸਤਖਤ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। ---- ਅਸੀਂ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਦੇਖਣ ਦੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਆਦਰ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ। ਅਸੀਂ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਾਂ ਕਰ ਰਹੇ ਹਾਂ। ----- ਐਸ ਮੈਕਮੈਨਸ, ACTU ਸੈਕਰਟਰੀ, 365 ਕੁਈਨ ਸਟਰੀਟ, ਮੈਲਬੌਰਨ 3000 - ਦੁਆਰਾ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ
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  • सभी कर्मचारियों के लिए पेड आइसोलेशन लीव
    कार्यकर्ता (वर्कर्स) हमें इस महामारी में जरूरी सहायता दे रहे हैं। बहुत सारे आवश्यक श्रमिकों को अभी भी कोविड के संपर्क में होने का लगातार खतरा है। दो लाख से अधिक आकस्मिक (कैज़ुअल) कर्मचारियों के पास वार्षिक अवकाश (एनुअल लीव) और बीमार छुट्टी नहीं है। यह बहुत अनुचित होगा अगर एकांतवास या कुयरंटीन के कारण किसी को गुजारा करने के बारे में चिंता हो। हम मांग करते हैं कि किसी भी कामगार को कर्ज में जाने या आय खोने का सामना नहीं करना पड़े। यही तरीका है जिस से कार्यकर्ता शांतिपूर्ण मन से एकांतवास या कुयरंटीन कर सके और उनके परिवारों, समुदायों और सहकर्मियों को सुरक्षित रख सके। अपना योगदान देने के लिए इस याचिका पर साइन करें। --- हम हिंदी भाषा में जानकारी देखने के आपके अधिकार का सम्मान करते हैं। हम अधिक जानकारी हिंदी भाषा में उपलब्ध कराने के लिए प्रयास कर रहे हैं। --- एस मैकमैनस, ACTU सचिव, 365 क्वीन स्ट्रीट, मेलबर्न 3000 : द्वारा अधिकृत
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  • Don’t let the Morrison Government Ruin our Retirement
    For years the Liberal Government has been cosy with the banks and their super funds. Scott Morrison voted against a Banking Royal Commission 26 times. But when we finally got one, it showed the truth: bank-owned corporate super funds gouge the life savings of working people to line their executives’ pockets. They charged fees to the dead, duped people into whittling away their life savings, and broke the law thousands of times. Now, the Morrison Government has just passed new super laws that will leave many workers and their families significantly worse off in retirement. The proposals are called Your Future, Your Super. We’re calling it Your Future, Bank Super. Because these laws are designed to funnel as much money as possible to corporate bank-aligned super funds. The laws will: - Pin three million workers to dud funds, potentially for life - Make it harder for workers in high-risk industries to get adequate insurance - Exclude a whole bunch of poor performing corporate products from performance testing, and - Put profits paid out to bank shareholders on the same level as your financial interests. In effect, these laws will be a free-kick to the banks. Let the Morrison Government know that they will not get away with this attack on your retirement.
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