Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)

Dutton ramps up culture war on women, work-from-home

Dutton only has a handful of policies, mostly unpopular, but he is intent on pushing a culture war 鈥 this time against women who favour work-from-home arrangements.听Jim McIlroy and Pip Hinman report.

Dutton slammed over threat to cut 36,000 public service jobs

The Australian Council of Trade Unions听is among many who are condemning the Coalition鈥檚 plan to slash 36,000 public service jobs if it wins the federal election. Jim McIlroy reports.

Penalty rates under threat from retailers, Coalition

The Australian Council of Trade Unions has launched a campaign to push back against supermarket giants and other large employer groups wanting to abolish penalty rates in the retail sector. Jim McIlroy reports.

Unionists continue to vent their anger at Labor, ACTU over anti-CFMEU law

Tens of thousands of construction unionists marched in Magan-djin/Brisbane on September 17 and in Naarm/Melbourne and Gadigal Country/Sydney the next day, to demand their elected officials be reinstated and Labor鈥檚 new anti-union law be withdrawn.

As solidarity builds for CFMEU under attack, ACTU defends Labor

As ACTU Secretary Sally McManus defends Labor鈥檚 new anti-CFMEU law, more unions are showing their solidarity and asking why the rule of law no longer applies to CFMEU officials. Sue Bull reports.

麻豆传媒 Show #41: Labor's CFMEU laws: 'The worst anti-union legislation in my life'

Despite claims of corruption and so-called 鈥渋llegality鈥 in the Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU), Labor's new laws is aimed at nobbling one of Australia's most militant unions that has managed to protect the health and safety of workers in the very dangerous construction industry.

For a fighting union movement, it needs to break with Labor

Jonathan Strauss argues that a fighting, democratic union movement would entail members and delegates鈥 meetings directing industrial action and political campaigns, opposing state intervention and not subordinating union strategy to Labor鈥檚 pro-capitalist project.

Stop the attack on the CFMEU: Solidarity with construction workers!

Socialist Alliance issued the following statement in solidarity with the听Construction Forestry Maritime Employees Union on July 18.

Mixed response to Fair Work wage rise decision

The Fair Work Commission seemed to understand that awarding the lowest-paid quarter of the workforce an extra $33.11 a week would do little to ease the cost-of-living crisis. Jim Mcllroy and Pip Hinman report.

Video: How union power should be mobilised against Israel's genocide

Former Geelong Trades Hall secretary and Socialist Alliance member, Tim Gooden, calls on the Australian Council of Trade Unions and secretary Sally McManus to take stronger action against Israel's genocide

Tim Gooden: The ACTU can and must do more for Palestine

The ACTU needs to take a much stronger stand if its going to force Labor to pressure Israel to abide by international law and defend Palestinians in Gaza from genocide, argues Tim Gooden.

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Nick Riemer: 鈥楰eep mobilising for Palestine, for as long as it takes鈥

In his speech to a pro-Palestine rally, Nick Riemer asked how Vice-Chancellors can dare accuse us of violence when they are courting deeper links with the war industry?