Delo Be Isugan, the Filipino worker at the centre of exposing severe exploitation and trafficking in a Canberra massage business has been announced as the winner of the May Day Award tonight. The Awards were presented by Deputy Chief Minister Yvette Berry at the annual UnionsACT May Day Dinner. May Day Award The May Day […]
May Day Awards 2018: Winners Announced Read More »
The ANU administration must audit and report businesses located on their campus who steal wages from workers, said UnionsACT today. An investigation by ANU student newspaper Woroni uncovered serious and
ANU must take action over Woroni investigation into wage-theft on campus Read More »
As part of the national union movement’s 12 Days of Action, unions in Canberra will be rallying on May Day to call for Australia’s broken workplace laws to be changed. Rally Details Location: Corner Childers St and University Av in Civic Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm Date: Tuesday 1 May 2018 Speakers at
Canberra unions to rally TOMORROW to change the rules Read More »
UnionsACT supports the ACT Government’s ambition to become a zero carbon Territory. The union movement in Canberra and nationally has played a vital role in protecting Australia’s environment and advocating for rapid climate action in the past and we will continue to fight for the sustainability of our environment to protect our economy, societies and
UnionsACT Submission to ACT Zero Net Emissions Discussion Paper Read More »
International Workers Memorial Day will be commemorated in Canberra this Saturday 28 April at the National Workers Memorial Day at 10:00am. The commemoration is part of national and global ceremonies […]
International Workers Memorial Day: Saturday 28 April Read More »
A new UnionsACT report into workplace safety of workers aged between 15 to 25 shows that forty percent of young workers have been injured at work, demonstrating a high level
Forty percent of young workers have been injured at work Read More »
Joint media release with CFMEU ACT Branch. The charges laid today by WorkSafe ACT over the 2016 UC Hospital fatality show that CEOs and construction industry employers cannot get away
UC Hospital Fatality Charges Show Employers and CEOs Must Take Responsibility for Safety Read More »
UnionsACT polling conducted in March reveals that a majority of Canberrans support the expansion of Canberra’s light rail network from Civic to Woden. Polling commissioned by UnionsACT and undertaken on […]
Majority of Canberrans support light rail stage 2 Read More »
Following revelations that the ACT Government’s major outsourcing project (Total Facilities Management) is unaffordable, unions are calling on the government to consider insourcing services, including direct employment. The “asset management” […]
ACT Govt. should consider insourcing and direct employment Read More »
