3 days ago · The Australian Council of Trade Unions. 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 to paid holidays and better employment conditions, the establishment of a universal superannuation system, paid parental leave and paid family and domestic ...

23 hours ago · With the federal election fast approaching, working people deserve clarity from all major parties on whether they support the Australian Retailers Association’s application to the Fair Work Commission to cut penalty rates, backed by major retailers including Coles, Woolworths, Kmart and Costco.

Sep 12, 2024 · Model Terms for Enterprise Agreements and Copied State Instruments. November 1, 2024. Submission by the Australian Council of Trade Unions to the Fair Work Commission (AG2024/3500, AG2024/3501,…

Throughout our country’s history, Australian Unions have always been at the forefront of the struggle for the fair go. The Australian Council of Trade Unions is the peak body for Australian unions, made up of 38 affiliated unions who together represent almost 2 …

1 day ago · Today’s inflation figures offer a green light for the Reserve Bank of Australia to reduce the cash rate at their meeting in February. Headline inflation continues to drop rapidly to 2.4 per cent, down from 2.8 per cent last quarter, and well within the RBA’s target band.

Union Aid Abroad. 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 organisations in the developing world.

Feb 21, 2024 · Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released Wage Price Index data showing that wages grew by 4.2 percent in 2023. The increase in the WPI represents the highest growth in wages since March 2009 and the second quarter of wage growth higher than 4 percent.

Jan 19, 2025 · The ACTU welcomes the Albanese government’s commitment of $2 billion to build a green aluminium industry in Australia – an industry that will support thousands of jobs and drive deep reductions in climate pollution. The $2 billion in …

Jan 24, 2025 · Big business launches bid to scrap penalty rates for retail workers . January 28, 2025. The ACTU warns that today’s proposal by Australia’s largest retailers to abolish penalty rates and cut minimum conditions for supermarket employees risks hurting some of Australia’s lowest-paid workers and sets a precedent for other bosses to do the same.

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is the peak body for the Australian union movement, made up 38 affiliate unions and representing almost two million members and their families.