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The Australia we once knew, that our parents experienced, is not the reality anymore because the rules that made our country fair are broken.We are building a movement to change the rules to bring fairness back to Australia.
Wage growth is the lowest it’s ever been, but profits are up.
Inequality is at a 70 year high.
40% of the workforce is now in insecure work. A whole generation does not know what it is like to have a paid sick day or a paid holiday.
And the richest 1% of Australians owns more wealth than the bottom 70% of Australian citizens combined.
There is an answer to all this.
Working people need better and stronger rights at work to ensure jobs are secure and our wages are fair.
We need to re-write the rules to achieve this.
Volunteer today to help change the rules and bring fairness back
ESSO/UGLy Dispute
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​For over 300 days families in Longford, Victoria have been making big sacrifices to take a stand against some of the biggest companies in Australia.

They were sacked and offered their jobs back with 30% pay cuts and a cruel anti-family roster.

Since 20 June 2017, they've been out on a picket line fighting for their jobs and their dignity.

It hasn’t been easy. They’ve come together to keep a 24/7 protest running through temperatures of -6 degrees Celsius in winter right through to the hot summer. They are protesting because they are ready to work on fair pay and fair rosters.

They need our support to keep up this important fight. The workers are raising money so they can continue to pay the bills and feed their families while they fight for justice. If they don't have the resources to stay afloat and keep fighting, more employers across the country will think they can get away with this too.

It’s been hard going. We would appreciate if you could donate a few dollars so the 200 families can keep up this important fight for all working people.
DONATE TO THE FIGHTING FUND
​Direct Deposit
Account Name: Fair Pay Fighting Fund​
BSB: 633 000
Account Number: 160 525 622
AMWU
https://amwunion.nationbuilder.com/donate
Go Fund Me
https://www.gofundme.com/essoworkers

Fair Funding Now 
We are a community of people, parents, teachers, principals and citizens, working together to speak up and demand fair funding of public schools.
We believe all schools should be properly resourced to meet the unique needs of every child and help them reach their potential. We’re speaking up against the Turnbull Government’s $1.9 billion funding cut to public schools that will leave 87% of public schools below the minimum level of funding required to meet the educational needs of children.
We can’t stay silent while millions of public school children miss out on vital funding for smaller class sizes and extra specialist teachers. Join us and help us build the groundswell of pressure needed to demand fair funding of public schools. Our children only get one chance at an education. Help them reach their potential with Fair Funding Now!

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Safe Rates 

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Being a truckie is Australia’s most dangerous job. For over 20 years TWU members have been fighting for safe, fair rates for truck drivers and safer roads for all Australians.

Safe Rates guarantees that every truckie on our roads is behind the wheel of a well-maintained vehicle, won’t have to risk falling asleep on the job just to make a living and isn’t trying to meet an impossible deadline.
What do we want?
For every truck driver – from employee to subbie - to have rates and conditions of work that ensure they’re paid for every hour, every kilometre and every cost. 

What are we doing?

Our Campaign for Safe Rates has continued over more than 20 years. 

By combining workplace organising with community, political and industrial action, we’ve has some big wins including:
  • Establishing the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal – a dedicated forum for the road transport industry
  • Strong National TWU agreements with major transport companies like Toll and Linfox

Find out more about the latest in our Safe Rates campaign. 

How can you get involved?

There are a few ways you can get involved in our fight for a safer and fairer road transport industry:
And don’t forget to sign-up for campaign updates!

Wage theft
 the new model for
big business
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About
Stealing is wrong, and yet every year thousands of Australian workers are robbed. They are the victims of wage theft. Wage theft, through employers deliberately underpaying workers and refusing to pay mandatory superannuation, is affecting thousands of workers every year. It is employers stealing money from workers pockets.
The Issues

The current laws make wage theft too easy and the punishment too light. Wage theft is now so common that in some places it’s the business model. There are business owners all over Australia getting rich by stealing from their staff and the current industrial laws make it far too easy.

There are many examples that have come to light in recent months. Wage theft is rapidly becoming business as usual.

It is too hard for union officials to inspect the wage records to keep employers honest.

According to Industry Super Australia, a staggering one-third of eligible Australian workers are being underpaid super. This is 2.4 million workers collectively having $3.6 billion a year stolen from them each year. This is another case of wage theft that will impact workers for decades to come, decimating the right to dignity in retirement to which all working Australians are entitled. 

Recovering wages

Recovering wages through the courts is difficult. It’s costly and drawn out process. Recovering superannuation through the tax office is even harder. It’s just more evidence that the system is broken. The best way to fight wage theft is to join your union and change the rules.