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To: Governments and Sector Employers
Our Work Has Changed. Our Pay Must Too.
Community and disability workers do vital, skilled work. We support people through crisis, trauma, poverty and disadvantage – work that requires expertise, judgement and care.
But our jobs have changed.
Our work has been undervalued for too long because it is done largely by women.
But our jobs have changed.
Our work has been undervalued for too long because it is done largely by women.
Despite the responsibility we carry and the impact we have, this work has never been properly valued or paid.
For too long, low wages in our sector have been treated as a given. They’re not. And together, we’re saying it’s time to change that.
Recent changes to classifications are a huge step forward, but they don’t provide a real increase to our wages or reflect the value of our work.
Now we have one more step.
Our work is skilled, complex and demanding. It relies on qualifications, experience, knowledge and emotional labour. It deserves fair pay that reflects that.
This is why ASU members are calling for a major wage increase of up to 35%.
Add your name to stand with community and disability workers calling for fair pay.
Why is this important?
By coming together in union, we can fix the long-standing undervaluation of our skilled and complex work that has kept our wages too low. Fair pay means secure jobs, less turnover, better services and stronger communities. When workers are valued, everyone benefits.
We call on governments and employers to support us by:
- Backing wages that value our work
- Properly funding fair wages
- Respecting the skill and complexity our work requires
Recently we’ve improved our classification structure. Now it’s time to finish the job and lift our pay.
We deserve more than recognition. We deserve fair pay, secure futures and real respect.
We deserve more than recognition. We deserve fair pay, secure futures and real respect.
Add your name and stand with us.