Campaigns - Australian Council of Trade Unions

The ACTU has spearheaded some of the most fundamental workplace struggles in Australia’s history. The industrial gains and achievements are many:

decades of wage increases through the award system and campaigns in the field
safer workplaces
greater equality for women
improvements in working hours
entitlements to paid holidays
better employment conditions
establishment of a universal superannuation system

The ACTU also has a proud history of international activism, opposing discrimination and oppression, and supporting human rights. Visit the international campaigns section below to be informed and find out how you can help in global struggles.

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Read the ACTU IR Policy as voted at ACTU Congress 2006.

Read the latest ACTU research, publications and submissions.

Between 2005 and 2007 the ACTU and the entire union movement led the groundbreaking Your Rights at Work campaign against the Howard Government's 'WorkChoices' laws. The campaign led to the downfall of the Howard Government at the 2007 federal election.

The Your Rights at Work campaign is continuing with the ACTU wanting to ensure that Australian workers never face an attack on their rights at work as they did from John Howard's 'WorkChoices' laws.

Visit the Rights at Work campaign website, and learn how you can get involved.

Decent Employment Without Exploitation Will Help Make Poverty History
ACTU President Sharan Burrow is the president of the newly established global trade union body, Unions International - International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). Unions International gives a global voice to 166 million workers throughout 156 countries and territories across the globe, including each of the G20 countries.

Since its creation in 1927, the ACTU has spearheaded some of the most fundamental workplace struggles in Australia’s history.
The industrial gains are many: decades of wage increases through the award system and campaigns in the field, safer workplaces, equality for women, improvements in working hours, entitlements to paid holidays and better employment conditions, and the establishment of a universal superannuation system. Read about campaigns here (this section is currently under development).