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Past Campaigns

  • Save Our Penalty Rates

    Stand up for young workers and sign the petition to protect penalty rates.

  • Creating Secure Jobs & a Better Society

    A national community summit on insecure work will be held over two days in Old Parliament House in Canberra in mid-March.

  • A better deal for apprentices

    Half of all apprentices drop out before qualifying. They need higher wages to make ends meet. Support this important case.

  • Go Home On Time Day 2012

    The countdown has begun to this year's national Go Home On Time Day, the day Australia bucks the trend of long working hours and says no to unpaid overtime.

  • Big Steps for childcare

    Australia is facing a childcare crisis. Support the work of early childhood educators and the campaign for professional wages.

  • Human Rights for Fiji

    Protest the continuing and escalating suppression of freedom and human rights in Fiji. Click through to take action and leave a message of solidarity.

  • Bin the Bill Xenophon

    Senator Xenophon has introduced a Bill to dramatically slash penalty rates. Take action today!

  • ACTU-OurSay: Secure Jobs for a Better Future

    Engage directly with Ged Kearney through our ground-breaking collaboration with OurSay.org.

  • A New National Workplace Relations System

    New minimum employment standards that came into effect on New Year’s Day will be good for all Australian workers and represent a major step forward from WorkChoices, say unions.

  • Welcome to Australia

    Say a big ‘Welcome to Australia’ to asylum seekers, refugees, new arrivals and other migrants.

  • Working Australia Census 2011

    Australian unions have launched the biggest ever survey of workers in Australia’s history.

  • Rio's Avatar

    The hit movie Avatar is about an intergalactic mining giant that ravages distant planets. On Earth, in Boron and Bougainville, it's a frighteningly similar scenario. Tell Rio to end the lockout in Boron and compensate the people of Bougainville.

  • World Day for Decent Work 2010

    This year, 7 October, has been declared World Day for Decent Work. It is more important than ever that trade unionists across the globe stand up for their rights to decent work and a decent life.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Wright

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Wright. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Swan

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Swan. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Sturt

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Sturt. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Stirling

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Stirling. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Ryan

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Ryan. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in McEwen

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of McEwen. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in La Trobe

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of La Trobe. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Kingston

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Kingston. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Hinkler

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Hinkler. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Herbert

    Today’s Liberal leader Tony Abbott was a key Minister in the former Liberal Government that introduced WorkChoices. At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Herbert. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Dickson

    Today’s Liberal leader Tony Abbott was a key Minister in the former Liberal Government that introduced WorkChoices. At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Dickson. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Cowan

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Cowan. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Bowman

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Bowman. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Bass

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Bass. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • Collective Bargaining - It's Good For All Of Us

    Collective workplace action has achieved many important social and industrial benefits – from the eight hour day, and penalty rates to paid parental leave, and superannuation.

  • New IR Laws

    New IR laws are a major step forward for Australian workers. The laws will provide working families with stronger rights and protection in the economic downturn says the ACTU.

  • Paid Maternity Leave

    Unions welcome the historic introduction a universal, government-funded paid maternity leave scheme covering the majority of Australian women and their families. “The campaign to win this essential piece of social infrastructure has taken 30 long years,” ACTU President Sharan Burrow said today.

  • Paid Parental Leave

    Passage of paid parental leave scheme is an historic achievement for Australia’s working mums

  • Don't Risk 2nd Rate Safety

    Big business is backing changes to national workplace health and safety laws that would put workers at risk of injury or illness because it wants to cut costs and red tape...

  • Canada – don’t export Asbestos death

    The Canadian Government continues to mine and export asbestos to developing countries. Send them a message to stop exporting Asbestos death.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Robertson

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Robertson. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Paterson

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Paterson. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Page

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Page. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Macquarie

    Today’s Liberal leader Tony Abbott was a key Minister in the former Liberal Government that introduced WorkChoices. At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Macquarie. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Macarthur

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Macarthur. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Lindsay

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Lindsay. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Hughes

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Hughes. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Gilmore

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Gilmore. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Eden-Monaro

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Eden-Monaro. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Dobell

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Dobell. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Deakin

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Deakin. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again in Corangamite

    At this election, the Your Rights at Work campaign will be targeting the federal electorate of Corangamite. Get details for this campaign on this page.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again Community Campaign

    At this year's election the "Your Rights at Work" team will be campaigning in a range of communities across Australia.

  • WorkChoices. Never Again!

    Tony Abbott was a key Minister in the former Liberal Government that introduced WorkChoices.

  • Queensland Flood Relief Appeal

    The Australian Council of Trade Unions shares the shock of all Australians at the ferocity and devastation caused by floods across much of Queensland over the past week.

  • National Check Your Pay Day

    What would a 2.9% pay rise mean to you?

  • Minimum Wages Case 2011

    Unions are seeking a $28 a week pay rise for Australia’s lowest paid workers in the 2011 Annual Wage Review

  • Executive PayWatch

    A new analysis of remuneration at Australia’s 50 largest companies reveals the typical CEO is taking home almost 100 times that of the average worker.

  • Climate Change and Jobs

    Congratulations! The Senate has passed the Clean Energy Future legislation.

  • Equal Pay

    Today, women, who do the same job as men, must be paid the same. But still women’s roles are under-valued or they miss out on the best jobs.

  • Job Security for Qantas Workers

    Workers at Qantas are simply seeking to negotiate new pay and conditions, and some guarantees from management about job security. Send an email telling Mr Joyce to return to the negotiating table in a spirit of good faith.

  • Protect Retail Workers' Rights

    Retail employers are proposing cutting wages by 10% and scrapping penalty rates. Take action today.

  • RAW News Live

    RAW News Live is a live webcast featuring news, comment, and opinion from the world of work. Stay tuned for our 2012 schedule.

  • Stop the Traffik

    Help end goods sourced or produced using slave or human trafficked labour being brought into Australia.

  • Rights on Site

    Rights on Site is a campaign for the 900,000 construction workers across Australia who do not have the same rights in their workplace as all other Australian workers.

  • Clean Energy Jobs

    There is a common solution to the economic crisis and the climate crisis – a clean energy boom that will create jobs today.

  • The Your Rights at Work Campaign

    Unions started ringing the alarm bells after the Australian election in October 2004 when it became clear the re-elected Coalition Government was determined to bring in the most anti-worker industrial relations laws in history.