The pay boost will help workers catch up on some of what they’ve lost over the past five years of the inflation fight and keeps real wages moving in the ongoing effort to rebuild living standards.

Whether you want to join a union, take action in campaigns, or make the most of the benefits of being a union member, Australian Unions is the place to go for information and resources. Union Aid ...

The participation rate of women in the Australian workforce has once again reached record highs of 63.4 per cent, according to today’s ABS Labour Force statistics. The April 2025 figures show ...

Wages rose 3.4 per cent over the year to March, driven by strong wage increases for workers paid under collective agreements. This is the clearest sign yet that working people’s incomes are finally ...

The ACTU welcomes the re-election of the Albanese Labor Government, and we look forward to working with them to ensure working people continue to see real wage growth, increased job security, and safe ...

The Coalition’s long-awaited election costings reveal a $1.2 billion cut to programs aimed at Australia’s working women. The Coalition’s costings lay bare $1.2 billion in funding cuts to programs that ...

Australian Unions warn comments by a Tasmanian Liberal candidate reveal the full extent of a Dutton-led Government’s broad ambition to cut minimum wage rates for Australian workers. Liberal candidate ...

New polling released today reveals that Australian men aged 18 to 24 are the demographic most likely to believe that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is acting in the best interests of working men. The ...

The Coalition’s only plan for women is to remove access to affordable childcare by reintroducing the childcare activity test if elected. This will result in parents throughout Australia losing ...

Australian Unions today slammed Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton’s plan to scrap the Federal Government’s Free TAFE program. The ACTU has released data showing that free TAFE places have been widely ...

Australian Unions say Peter Dutton’s apparent backflip on forcing workers back to the office five days a week does not mean that access to flexible work would be safe under a future Coalition ...

Australian Unions welcome tonight’s Federal Budget as a further strong signal that incomes will continue to grow through real wage growth and tax cuts under the Albanese Government. With the economy ...