Based on PwC figures released yesterday, UnionsACT has estimated that the cost of the wage-theft crisis to working people in Canberra is $24.5 million per year. PwC has estimated that the colossal scale of wage-theft affects 13 percent of the Australian workforce (approx. 1.6 million workers) and costs $1.35 billion annually. Based on the PwC …
UnionsACT has today welcomed the WHS Amendment Bill in the ACT Assembly today, which will establish a new, independent WorkSafe ACT. The Bill debated today comes after more than three years of campaigning by unions in Canberra calling for a stronger, more independent regulator, and better safety outcomes for workers. The ACT remains the second …
This year marks 80 years of Union Picnic Day celebrations, with the Labour Day Festival and Union Picnic Day being held at Eddison Park on Monday 7 October. The first Union Picnic Day was held in 1939, which combined several union-won public holidays into a single day coordinated by UnionsACT. Union Picnic Day was a …
New anti-wage-theft laws passed today by the ACT Assembly will benefit Canberra workers whose wages have been stolen by their boss. The Courts (Fair Work and Work Safety) Act 2019 clarifies existing referral powers under the Fair Work Act to allow state and territory magistrates courts to hear small-claims (wage-theft) matters. Under the Fair Work …
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UnionsACT has joined with a broad coalition of faith, union, environmental, Aboriginal and public health groups, representing millions of Australians, who has come together to send a clear message to federal politicians that our energy future is renewable, not radioactive. The groups have released a shared statement in response to the federal parliamentary inquiry into …
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UnionsACT is disappointed that the ACT Government’s newly released Climate Strategy has not integrated any Just Transition principles. The short “Just Transition” section in the new Climate Strategy does not detail any actual Just Transition principles, and appears to be merely a box-ticking exercise. A Just Transition approach to climate policy should include the following …
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The peak body for trade unions in Canberra has endorsed the Student Climate Strike, youth-organised protests at government inaction on the climate crisis. Young people and students will be protesting globally and in Canberra on 20 September. UnionsACT supports and endorses the protests, and encourages union members and working people to support this important political …
UnionsACT has today expressed its strong support for new laws introduced by Attorney General Gordon Ramsay that will enable unions to tackle wage-theft. The Courts (Fair Work and Work Safety) Bill 2019 clarifies existing referral powers under the Fair Work Act to allow state and territory magistrates courts to hear small-claims (wage-theft) matters. Under the …
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The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has today announced that national secretary Nadine Flood will retire from her role due to health reasons. The CPSU is the largest union in the ACT, and the leadership of Nadine Flood during her years as leader of the union have played an enormous and positive role for …
UnionsACT acknowledges that it works on the land of the Ngunnawal people, and we pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.
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