Our Pay Our Say
Thanks to everybody who supported this campaign.
We received 1,945 stories from workers during our campaign for a 6% wage increase. After months of campaigning by unions across Australia, Fair Work announced a 6% increase to minimum wage and a 4.75% increase to award wages starting from 1st July 2026. Find out how to get your pay increase in our latest article.
Right now, workers are struggling
- Rent is rising
- Groceries cost more
- Bills keep going up
- Working hard, still falling behind.
Our Letter to FWC
TO: Fair Work Commission
Workers’ wages are going backwards. As rent, groceries and petrol continue to increase, so should our pay. We need a 6% increase to minimum and award wages to ensure workers can get ahead – right now we’re struggling to keep our heads above the water.
Every year, leading up to June, the Fair Work Commission reviews the minimum wage and Award wages of close to three million workers. And every year, big business demands a wage cut.
But we know the truth – healthy wages are good for working people and good for our economy. We also know that when we raise wages at the bottom, everyone benefits because it means union members everywhere can push for more. A rising tide lifts all boats.
Now’s the time to unite and demand a real increase to the minimum wage for ALL workers on Award wages. It’s time to tell our stories and speak together with a voice so loud we cannot be ignored.
Show your support for a 6% increase to minimum and Award wages and share your experience today.
We’ve won increases before
Last year, workers across Australia spoke up and it made a difference.
The Fair Work Commission awarded:
Make it impossible to ignore
Wages aren’t keeping up with the cost of living.
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