Rights at Work

Australian workers and their families will march in rallies around the nation today to call on Tony Abbott to keep Australia fair and dump his vision of a harsher and less equal Australia. >> To find out about the ASU's involvement in the "Bust The Budget" rallies see: ASU at…

1.5 million Australian workers will see an $18.70 boost in their pay packets this week and around 8.4 million workers will see their superannuation contributions increase to 9.5% - all hard fought for by Australian workers and their Unions. "Hardworking Australians deserve decent wages when they're working and security in…

More than six weeks ago, the Abbott/Hockey Federal Budget hit Australians so hard, that the resulting anger continues to shape the public dialogue today. The Coalition Government is continuing to hold firm to their draconian plans for Australia, despite the widespread outcry. Let's show them that we will not forget…

The retirement savings of millions of low paid Australians is under threat from Tony Abbott's harsh cuts. Each year the Government pays a small amount into the superannuation accounts of low paid workers earning less than $37,000 pa. It is called the Low Income Super Contribution (LISC) and while the…

By putting the brakes on a wholesale review of workplace laws, the Abbott Government has acknowledged that the same hardworking Australians that will take a hit from their budget changes to health, welfare and education are the same people whose wages and workplace conditions will be in the firing line…

The campaign to protect penalty rates kicked up a gear today with the release of new ACTU research, 'One out – The Abbott Government and the return of unfair individual contracts' which outlines how the Abbott Government's proposed Industrial Relations legislation robs workers of their penalty rates alongside other workplace…

Unions and business unite to applaud a historic moment as a new legally binding protocol on forced labour is overwhelmingly voted for at the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva. Kate Carnell, ACCI CEO, said that she was pleased there was such a high level of support for…

Hundreds of thousands of workers would lose a significant portion of their pay this long weekend if the Abbott Government and employer groups had their way. ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver said workers such as nurses, hospitality and retail staff would have upwards of $200 ripped from their wages for working…

Australia's 1.5 million low paid workers and their families are facing tough times ahead following the Fair Work Commission's decision to only raise the minimum wage by $18.70 a week. ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver said the decision is particularly unfair considering today's National Accounts figures show the economy to be…

Were you born on or after 1 July 1958? If so, the Federal Government's proposed changes to the pension age will affect you. Whilst the focus on this proposed change in the recent Federal Budget has been on the pension age rising to 70 for everyone born on or after…