Defence bans bite on all fronts
Defence sites across the country are facing disruption as union members take industrial action. They are protesting the Federal Government’s inadequate resourcing and insulting pay offer.The bans and stoppages coincide with action by other unions across the Australian Public Service. However, our members’ action is set to have an big impact due to their hands-on […]
ACTU Congress: Women in unions – room for improvement
THE last three ACTU Presidents have been women, but our unions want to do better in promoting our female members towards leadership roles.This week unions at the ACTU Congress voted to pursue an equal representation of women and men within all elected positions at the peak union body. The vote followed the latest Women in […]
ACTU Congress: Unions in the digital economy
The AMWU will join a union review of how well unions are operating in the new digital economy, and how we can better serve the huge numbers of workers in micro businesses struggling through rapid change. The review will take a fresh look at different models of unionism and organising – particularly effecting members at firms […]
ACTU Congress: Let’s Build A Better Future
The peak ACTU Congress met this week with AMWU delegates playing an important part in deciding the union movement’s policies to improve the lives of working Australians and defeat the Abbott Government agenda.Highlights included approval of a new $13 million Build A Better Future strategy to enhance the ACTU as a modern campaigning force, new ways […]
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