The secretary of UnionsACT, Alex White, stepped down as leader of the peak union council on Thursday 20 February. Alex White was elected in November 2014, and for five years has led a revitalised UnionsACT that has focused on championing workers’ rights, improving safety and tackling the wage-theft crisis. During the past five years, UnionsACT …
UnionsACT is proud to launch the Workers Lottery, a regular online raffle to support the Young Workers Centre. In particular, it will go towards the Centre’s campaigns to tackle the wage-theft crisis negatively impacting young people. The Workers Lottery will run at least 6 times per year, and the funds will be benefit the Young …
UnionsACT is pleased to be the recipient of a Capital of Equality grant from the ACT Government, announced yesterday. Thanks to this grant, UnionsACT will provide paid internships for early career LGBTQIA+ workers in 2019 to develop leadership skills and improve awareness of rights at work for queer workers. UnionsACT and the Canberra union movement …
UnionsACT to support LGBTQIA+ workers through Pride Leadership Internships Read More »
As we get closer to the likely election in May, there are an increasing number of opportunities for people to volunteer. We’re focused on campaigning in two areas: Changing the Rules to restore fairness, and Dumping Zed in the ACT. If you want to volunteer to Change the Rules in some other way, let us …
There’s so much happening right now that would make any fair-minded person’s blood boil. But the good news is that you don’t need to yell at the TV any longer. Here’s how you can get active and volunteer in the only movement that will restore fairness, tackle inequality and take on excessive corporate power. Change …
The next few months will be critical for the union movement and our Change the Rules campaign. We need to ramp up our momentum, expose the lies of trickle-down economics, and ensure we’re in a strong position to stop any regressive legislation in the Parliament. Our next two major priorities are: Continuing to campaign to …
UnionsACT has become aware that a domain, “canberraliberals.org” has been registered, with a copy of, or redirect to, our Dump Zed website. The domain has been registered anonymously in the US by Savvy Investments LLC. The copied website includes a false authorisation, ascribed to UnionsACT. UnionsACT has no involvement with, or knowledge of, the registration …
The past few months have been crucial for the union movement and our Change the Rules campaign in building momentum, exposing the lies of trickle-down economics, and preventing regressive legislation in the Parliament. Our next major focus is building for a rally in November, as part of the national month of action, to highlight why …
UnionsACT is proud to support the 2016 joint election statement on homelessness and affordable housing, coordinated by ACTCOSS and ACT Shelter. Unions in Canberra have campaigned for many years to improve housing affordability, and to decrease homelessness. Housing stress caused by unaffordable housing causes substantial financial, social, relationship and health pressures for working people, their families …
UnionsACT supports Housing and Homelessness Agenda Read More »
UnionsACT acknowledges that it works on the land of the Ngunnawal people, and we pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.
Authorised M Harrison for UnionsACT, 11 London Circuit, Canberra.