WRAW Conference 2025 – New Rights, Union Might, Winning Fights Friday 5 September, Trades Hall The Union Women’s Committee is extending an invitation to any members who want to join us at this years’ WRAWCon at Trades Hall. These days are always packed with activities and information sessions from a range of Union women and…
Delegates are vital to Unions, whether it’s ours or any other union. Here’s why we love them. They play critical roles within Unions by being a source of information for members in their workplace, speaking with new staff about the Union and making sure members know what’s happening and what opportunities exist to get involved….
Slater and Gordon Lawyers regularly deliver workshops and information sessions covering a range of issues that Unions tackle. These sessions help us better understand the application of relevant legislation, how they intersect with industrial laws, and our Enterprise Agreements. One of the big issues we tackle is that of sexual harassment at work. It is…
The Fair Work Commission handed down its decision on its investigation into the gender-based undervaluation of work in a handful of the disciplines covered by our Union. It is not an understatement to say that this has been a huge case in which our Union played a big role last year. While lots of details…
With Lisa moving on to new opportunities, this created vacancies for MSAV Assistant Secretary, HSU Vic No. 4 Branch Assistant Secretary and VPA Secretary. We’re pleased to let you know that committees have determined that Conor Serong will fill these positions for the remainder of their terms. Many of you will already know Conor from…
Fixing gender-based undervaluation in the Health Professionals and Support Services Award Quick Navigation Links Background The Fair Work Commission identified a number of nationwide sectors that are female-dominated, and susceptible to gender-based undervaluing in terms of the minimum wages that apply. This undervaluation arose from the first work to determine minimum wages, with those in…
