IEU Union Summer internship: Caleb Hayhoe-Castle and Lorelai Dubrovski
Union Summer is a paid internship run by Victorian Trades Hall Council and delivered in partnership with the Young Workers Centre, in which young people get first-hand experience of working with unions – like the IEU.
APHEDA-Union Aid Abroad: Supporting decent work in the Pacific and Southeast Asia
Union Aid Abroad–APHEDA is deepening its commitment to international solidarity through the Partnerships for Decent Work (PDW) across Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
‘We’d strike if we could’: IEU members support AEU industrial action
Over 30,000 public school union members have stopped work for the first time in 13 years, their immense turnout in the streets of Melbourne reminding IEU members in Catholic schools of the fundamental rights being denied to them.
Trades Hall sets standards for injured worker code
On 18 February, unionists and injured workers gathered on the steps of Victorian Parliament to press MPs for a meaningful Code of Claimant Rights.
Victorian public school staff move toward industrial action IEU members are denied
The Victorian Branch of the Australian Education Union (AEU) has applied to the Fair Work Commission to conduct a ballot of members to endorse protected industrial action, including stopping work.
Payday super – a big step against super theft
The Federal Government has passed new laws to make employers pay super when they pay wages, not months later. The law comes into effect on 1 July 2026.
IEU union basics
The lowdown on what a union is, what industrial action is and why fair bargaining and good faith bargaining orders are so important to workers.
ACTU sets tax, housing reform agenda for Economic Reform Roundtable
ACTU Secretary Sally McManus says reforms to housing policy and taxation are essential to creating a fairer and more productive Australia.
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".