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Australian Unions. We’re for workers.

For over 100 years, workers in unions have taken action to create better work for all.

Sick-pay, annual leave, Medicare, penalty rates, higher wages, work safety laws, paid parental leave, even JobKeeper — these are fundamental rights that we’ve won that benefit generations of Australians.

Join with almost two million members and together we can prove that change is more than an idea. It’s an action we take every day.

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Join with almost 2 million other workers and together we can prove that change is more than an idea. It’s an action we take every day.

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Latest News

Secure Jobs Better Pay reforms lift wages by $6.3 billion

Secure Jobs Better Pay reforms lift wages by $6.3 billion

December 3, 2024

The Albanese Labor Government’s landmark Secure Jobs Better Pay workplace reforms – won by union members – have boosted economy-wide wage growth by $6.3 billion over the past year.

Asbestos Awareness Week: an enduring and deadly legacy

Asbestos Awareness Week: an enduring and deadly legacy

November 27, 2024

Asbestos use has a deadly legacy in Australia. But it’s not just in our past: still today, more than 4,000 Australians die from asbestos-related disease every year.

20 reasons why the gender pay gap is closing faster

20 reasons why the gender pay gap is closing faster

November 19, 2024

The gender pay gap now at its lowest point ever at 11.5%. If we continue to progress as we are, the gender pay gap in Australia could close completely within nine years.

The Australian union movement has always worked towards big, important and permanent changes that benefit all workers. Time and time again, we’ve proven that change is more than an idea – it is an action we take every day.

That’s why I’m inviting you to join almost two million union members today.

Sally McManus, ACTU Secretary

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Got questions about your rights at work?

The Australian Unions Support Centre can assist you to find and join your union. We can also provide general information about your rights at work. Call us on 1300 486 466.

Find out more about your rights at work

Campaigns

Sign the pledge: Don’t Risk Dutton

Peter Dutton wants to be Prime Minister and will do what big business wants. That means sending people backwards by abolishing the rights that workers rely on to get pay rises.

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Wondering why cost-of-living pressures have been so tough?

The last thing working people can afford is cuts to their workplace rights and wages.

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Dutton’s nuclear plan will add $665 a year to average power bill

Sign the petition to show Dutton that workers can’t afford a Dutton Government.

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Member Benefits & Partners

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The Australian Unions Network

Australian Council of Trade Unions

The Australian Council of Trade Unions is the peak body for Australian unions, made up of 38 affiliated unions who together represent about 1.8 million workers and their families. Since its creation in 1927, the ACTU has spearheaded some of the most fundamental workplace struggles in Australia’s history.

Visit the ACTU website

Australian Trade Union Institute

Powered by the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), the Australian Trade Union Institute (ATUI) is the centre for providing education, collaboration and research for Australian unions. It is designed by unionists, for unionists.

Visit the ATUI website

Mind Your Head

We’re taking action to protect workplace mental health.

Visit the Mind Your Head website

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.

Visit the APHEDA website