Academics call for further improvements to Australian leave provisions
Academics say Australia ‘remains a global laggard’ on work/family benefits, despite recent changes.
A day of remembrance and resolve: Worker’s Memorial Day 2025
IEU members and Victorian government leaders have gathered to honour workers who died or were injured at work in the past year.
Catholics urge minimum wage increase: They know employees are doing it hard
The Australian Catholic Church's Industrial Relations advisory body has called on the Fair Work Commission’s wage panel to raise the federal minimum wage by 4.5%.
Australian Union Membership Booms
Union membership in Australia is rising as workers benefit from higher wages and a five-year high in the coverage of union-negotiated Agreements.
Rep training is now mandated by law
The advent of new laws guaranteeing the right of union Reps to five days of initial union training and a further day each year they are in the role must be leveraged to grow the next generation of union leaders.
Trades Hall fights (w)age discrimination
Young workers do the same jobs as everyone else, but our Award system allows industries like fast food, hospitality, retail and others to pay young people as little as $8.55 an hour.
John Falzon on the next steps for unionism
John Falzon says the collective self-belief of unionists in our story, our power, and our purpose enables us to grow our numbers and strengthen the commitment and consciousness of existing members.
Think tank endorses new delegate rights
The Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work has concluded that new rights for volunteer union delegates (Reps) will make workplaces more cooperative.
Reps’ Rights boosted – a huge win for unionists
The essential role of union Reps is at last getting the recognition and protection it deserves in law, thanks to the Federal Government’s Closing Loopholes legislation.
ACTU Congress celebrates wins, galvanises unions for fights ahead
IEU General Secretary David Brear has hailed the 2024 Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) Congress as “brilliantly organised and inspirational”.
Let’s support the Closing Loopholes Bill
The Union movement is urging workers to "send the crossbench a Christmas card" to "help us get (the Bill) through the Senate and make it law".
Brisbane conference galvanises union movement
The ACTU’s first all-union get-together since 2017 was a rousing celebration of collectivism and the campaign for a Yes vote in the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum.
Fair Work Commission confirms that supervising school camps is round-the-clock work
The IEU congratulates the AEU for taking a strong stance on its time in lieu dispute with the Victorian State government, which it has just won in the Fair Work Commission.
Unions hail new protections for migrant workers
ACTU President Michele O’Neil says new migrant worker exploitation is “a national shame” and new laws tackling the plight of migrant workers in Australia are an important step forward.
ACTU pushes for national transition body to protect energy workers
ACTU President Michelle O’Neill wants the federal government to establish a National Energy Transition Authority to ensure fossil energy workers are supported in the transition to renewable energy.
Tune out, turn off, lean in: Go Home on Time Day
Unpaid overtime is a scourge which costs the average employee $460 per fortnight.
Unions support Secure Work, Better Pay Bill
The proposed Secure Work, Better Pay Bill offers Australian employees the first hope at restoring some of their bargaining power in the lopsided industrial landscape.
McManus backs worker strike rights in multi-employer bargaining
ACTU Secretary Sally McManus has championed the right of workers to take protected strikes in multi-employer bargaining in a speech to the National Press Club.
From the Sydney Morning Herald: IR experts back strikes, union role in multi-employer wage deals
Industrial action should be allowed in multi-employer bargaining, say academics consulting on the government’s promised IR legislation.