A world first win. Unions in Australia holding Uber to account ✊

📈 It pays to be in a union. Union-negotiated agreements delivered average wage increases of 4.2%, well above the 3% from non-union agreements.

🍾HUGE WORLD FIRST UNION WIN FOR GIG WORKERS 🍾 Uber have been found to have unfairly deactivated a driver and ordered to reinstate him and pay him back pay, thanks to world-first laws fought for and won here in Australia. Proof again if needed it pays to be union 💪

Buying a home should be achievable with hard work, not relying on winning the lottery. Young workers deserve a chance to see their hard work pay off.

📵Aussie workers now have the right to ignore after-hours calls & emails. Your time is your time. Work stops when the shift ends. 💪

🚨 A worker was told “don’t take too long” after asking to take their child to the hospital. This isn’t leadership. This is control. What would you have done as a parent or boss in this situation? P.S. If this sort of thing reflects your office culture, there's a join link in our bio

Is this your boss? If so, you might want to join a union.

Finally, workers are starting to get a fair share of the wealth they create.

Join the ride ttps://www.australianunions.org.au

How do we rebalance wealth in this country?

Dhanushi lost her job the same day CBA rolled out an AI chatbot. It may just be the beginning

Negative gearing and capital gains tax have fueled house prices, making them unaffordable to most first-time buyers. It's time for real reform that gives young people a chance at owning their own home 🏠

More needs to be done to isolate the Junta in Myanmar

A gas exports tax would also disincentivise gas giants selling offshore. Our analysis shows this would increase Australia’s gas supply and lower prices dramatically. Read more: australiainstitute.org.au/post/actu-pl...

A 25% tax on gas exports, as called for by @australianunions.bsky.social, could fund significant improvements to housing or education in Australia, or reduce the cost of living by making childcare or medicine significantly cheaper. Add your name to the petition > theaus.in/fix_gas_expo...

ICYMI: The Albanese government passed legislation last week that will protect penalty and overtime rates from being snaffled away by big business in so-called "exemption rate" clauses. Penalty rates are an essential part of workers ' take-home pay. Huge win for workers that they are protected.

Too many business leaders don't seem to know what productivity is. Let's break it down. youtu.be/17kVu8dbCqc?... #productivity #productivitytips #work

If the big business lobby had gotten its way, clerical workers would lose up to $7000 a year in penalty and overtime pay, with retail workers standing to lose up to $5000. Thanks to the new laws passed this week, which union members fought for, these workers' pay is now protected. #auspol #work

Union members and penalty rates — together forever. It's a love story, baby just say ‘award!’ 💍 The Abanese government has just passed a bill to protect employers from switching out penalty and overtime rates in deals that result in workers being worse off overall.

Media release: Unions welcome penalty rates protection for Australian workers #work #auspol

🚨 Big news from today's productivity round table. Australian Unions have reached an agreement with the Tech Council, whose members include Google and Microsoft, to start work on a model to properly pay creatives, journalists and academics for their work.

🤔 Some want strict regulations, some want no regulations at all... AI is here. What are your thoughts? #AI #work

A home should be a place to live above all. But right now our system rewards investors over first home buyers. It drives up prices and locks young people out. Let's fix the rules and make housing fair 🏡

Your union is only as strong as its numbers Thank your #union today Are you a member? Awesome work @australianunions.bsky.social @sallymcmanus.bsky.social ✊✊✊

In case you were feeling the pinch lately <3

Sound familiar? Nobody knows jobs and workplaces better than the workers themselves. This is an opportunity to share authentic stories from real people who live and breathe working life in Australia today. Share your experience of work in our survey. ausunions.io/worker_survey

Unions urge the federal government to tighten laws around misuse of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee. Directors whose companies repeatedly access the unpaid wages safety net should be disqualified. Currently companies can access the taxpayer funded scheme to shift costs for their failing businesses.

If this sounds familiar, it's time to join a union. www.australianunions.org.au

Media release: Australian Unions launch workplace Truth survey

It's annual leave right? They are taking annual leave?🙄 What's your take on this from an American publication?

Media release: Unions win against BHP to stop wage cutting labour hire rotes

This is what being part of a union is about: winning together. #unionwin #unions

🧾 Award wages went up 3.5% this week from 1 July It's essential to check your first full payslip in July to ensure you're receiving what you're entitled to. If in doubt, speak to your union

The Fair Work Commission has agreed to allow workers across multiple McDonald’s franchises to bargain collectively. 5,100 workers across 18 South Australian McDonald's franchises will now be able to bargain together to improve their pay and conditions, thanks to a case brought by the SDA union.

Media release: Union wins for thousands of low-paid Maccas workers

Media release: Don’t miss out: millions of workers set for pay boost from July 1

This is about more than money. It’s about fairness, because you deserve every cent that is legally yours — it’s the law. www.pedestrian.tv/careers/pay-...

Media release: Record number of Australians win higher pay through union bargaining.

It's the same old story every year: Despite mammoth profits, big businesses will cry poor when it comes to workers getting a fair pay raise. Next week, minimum-wage and award-wage workers will get a much-needed bump in pay.

From 1 July minimum and award wage workers will receive a well-deserved pay rise of 3.5% And with inflation falling, every dollar of that pay rise will go just that little bit further, helping workers get ahead of cost-of-living pressures. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

Multi-billionaire Bezos's wedding is causing a stir. If you can afford to drop a cool US$ 10 million on a wedding and pop to space now and again, you can afford to give your workers proper pay and conditions.

Productivity gains must be shared fairly.

A big business lobby group is pushing to trade fundamental work rights for the right to work from home. Make no mistake, this is just an excuse to pay people less.

As usual, the CEO pay rockets ahead of workers, yet somehow it's workers' wages that are always the problem 🤷🏾‍♀️

Big business are looking for a ‘rights and cash-grab’. They want to refuse to pay overtime, remove penalty rates, and eliminate breaks for those staff who are working from home.

To achieve the good adoption of AI, Australia needs responsible regulations that protect both Australian workers and the industry.

Being part of a union gives you collective bargaining power, which means working with union representatives who can help negotiate better terms and conditions on your behalf.

In a world without unions, who gets heard—workers or billionaires?' www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

All workers deserve to be treated fairly and with respect. If you want to know more about your rights when it comes to dismissal, check out our factsheets. www.australianunions.org.au/factsheet/un...

Your union membership ensures you have support when you need it.