We stand for working people.
Always.
UnionsACT is the independent voice of the Canberra trade union movement
Representing 23 unions and more than 33,000 members, UnionsACT is the largest representative organisation in the ACT. We work for big, important and permanent changes that improve the lives of working people in the Canberra region.
Tens of thousands of everyday working people like you are building a movement to fight for your living standards and to build a better future for all.
Campaigns
Secure Jobs
Insecure, contract and casualised work is at the worst-ever levels. We're campaigning to restore secure jobs for all working people.
Young workers
Young workers are twice as likely to experience wage-theft or be seriously injured.
That's why we launched the Young Workers Advice Service
Women
Equality is not a negotiation, and we won't stop until we've closed the pay-gap and ensured that working women are treated with dignity, respect and equality.
Work safety
The ACT is the second most dangerous place in Australia to work.
That's why unions have campaigned for and won stronger safety laws, so every worker can get home safely. If you have been Injured at work head over to the Injured Workers Service we run.
Our Leadership Team
Bold, committed, active.
Matthew Harrison
Secretary
Maddy Northam
President
Workers' voice
Hard to Breathe: Canberran workers’ rights, WHS and smoke
UnionsACT surveyed over 960 Canberran workers, who were exposed to the bushfire smoke during December 2019 and January 2020. This research demonstrates that a large …
WHS ALERT: Smoke and Extreme Heat Are Dangerous Combo
UnionsACT has today issued a WHS Alert about the serious risks to workers health of the combination of the heat-wave and smoke. The air quality …
Worksafe must enforce the law, prosecute bosses who exposed workers to toxic smoke
Worksafe must enforce the Work Health and Safety Act by prosecuting employers who forced workers to work in the toxic bush fire smoke over the …
What are your work health & safety rights during the smoke haze?
In recent weeks, UnionsACT has been contacted by numerous workers (and employers) asking about their rights while Canberra is blanketed in smoke from the bush …
Employers should not force workers to work in hazardous smoke
UnionsACT today calls on employers to not force workers to work in the hazardous smoke. Over the holiday period, UnionsACT has been contacted by numerous …
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