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FINDINGS ON ACTON INVESTIGATION

3 days ago

United Workers Union would like to advise that an investigation into allegations against an officer of the Union, first reported in November 2024, has concluded. No adverse findings were made against any officer or…

STATEMENT ON FOUR CORNERS’ REPORTING ON EARLY EDUCATION SAFETY ISSUES

4 days ago

Regarding today's reporting by Four Corners on serious safety issues within the early education and care sector, the statement below is attributable to United Workers Union's National President, Jo Schofield: Reports by ABC’s Four…

SA DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKERS ESCALATE INDUSTRIAL ACTION

4 days ago

The ongoing industrial action by over 1,100 Department of Human Services (DHS) disability support workers has intensified, as union members escalate their industrial action. The decision comes after months of insufficient progress from…

WOMEN STILL FACING DOUBLE BURDEN: CARE ROLES, LOW WAGES

March 7, 2025

A new survey shows women juggling huge out-of-hours care burdens, while a third of the women surveyed deal with the fallout from earning half the median female wage or less. The survey of almost…

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