Higher wages and improved workplace rights will come into effect from today – but the ACTU warns that one in ten workers may miss out unless they check their pay slips. Around 3 million Australian ...

A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has agreed to let workers across multiple McDonald’s franchises bargain together for higher wages and better conditions, overruling the global fast-food ...

A record number of people are coming together to win higher wages, which aligns with the historically high surge in union membership recorded by the ABS. People are turning to unions because sticking ...

Coal giant, Peabody locked out 160 Mining and Energy Union members at its Helensburgh mine on June 18 leaving the workers and their families without pay.

Author: Linda Reed Job Vacancies: July 2, 2025: Policy & Advocacy Lead July 2, 2025: Skills & Vocational Training Officer July 1, 2025: Member Support Officer (MSC) June 27, 2025: Outreach Officer ...

It is a fundamental principle of the union movement that working people have a right to safe and healthy working lives. Throughout our history, Australian Unions have always campaigned against unsafe ...

The ACTU is calling for a ‘fair go in the digital age’ following today’s report that one in three Australian workers are at risk of job loss by 2030 from the introduction of AI by big corporate ...

Workers in key feminised industries should get at least a 9% pay rise in the Annual Wage Review, according to the ACTU’s reply submissions filed today with the Fair Work Commission. This rise would be ...

The participation rate of women in the Australian workforce has once again reached record highs of 63.4 per cent, according to today’s ABS Labour Force statistics. The April 2025 figures show ...