Australia's commitment to the 2nd phase of the Kyoto Protocol will mean Australia maintains its role at the forefront of the global fight against climate change and positions Australia to take advantage of the jobs created by a global shift to low-carbon economies. ACTU President Ged Kearney said that the…

Federal Minister for Energy Martin Ferguson has today released the Energy White Paper. It is an important step forward in the discussion around energy and electricity use in Australia. We now have a clear statement from the Federal Government that all Australians want to hear - it is about getting…

The Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 requires that the financial affairs of unions are checked and audited every 12 months to make sure union funds are administered properly and to detect any shortcomings. Unions are also required to prepare an operating report. The National Executive and the Branches of…

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Pay Up - No More Lip Service to Equal Pay is a campaign of the Australian Services Union (ASU). The ASU is the union of Community Sector Workers. Community Sector workers are undervalued and underpaid and not properly respected. Their work has traditionally been seen as "women's work" and their…

Community Sector & Disability Sector Workers – do you understand equal pay? The outcome of the Equal Pay Case from Fair Work Australia and implementation of the new SCHCADS (SACS Modern Award) from 1 July 2012 produced a changing industrial relations environment for disability and community services. The Australian Government…

The Australian Services Union (ASU), with over 100 years representing local government workers, including child care workers in that sector, believes local government should play a role. This means connecting back into the organisations that provide maternal child health services, immunisation programs, mobile libraries, baby capsule hire, health services and…

We don't have a choice: Australia must act on climate change. The changes happening now to the climate are real and so are the impacts on all Australians - so we must act. And unions have a role to play. As we make the inevitable transformation to a low pollution…

Democracy is up for grabs - enrol to vote! The federal, state and local government elections are critical in shaping the society we live in. It is when we all make our voices heard at the ballot box that we can have a real say in the way our country…