The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), originally the Australasian Council of Trade Unions, is the largest
peak body
A peak organisation or peak body is an Australian term for an advocacy group or trade association, an association of industries or groups with allied interests. They are generally established for the purposes of developing standards and processes, ...
representing workers in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. It is a
national trade union centre
A national trade union center (or national center or central) is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. In some regions, such a ...
of 46 affiliated
unions and eight trades and labour councils. The ACTU is a member of the
International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB), link=no; es, Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI), link=no. is the world's largest trade union federation.
History
The federation w ...
.
The President of the ACTU is
Michele O'Neil
Michele O'Neil is an Australian trade unionist and president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) since 2018.
Union career
O'Neil was previously the Branch and National Secretary of the Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Austr ...
, who was elected on 28 July 2018. The current Secretary is
Sally McManus
Sally McManus (born 31 July 1971) is an Australian trade unionist, feminist and political activist who has served as the Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) since 2017. She is the first woman to hold the position of Secret ...
.
Objectives
The objectives of the ACTU, found in its constitution, are:
* the
socialisation
In sociology, socialization or socialisation (see spelling differences) is the process of internalizing the norms and ideologies of society. Socialization encompasses both learning and teaching and is thus "the means by which social and cultura ...
of industry,
* the organisation of wage and salary earners in the Australian workforce (within the trade union movement),
* the utilisation of Australian resources to maintain full employment, establish equitable living standards which increase in line with output, and create opportunities for the development of talent.
Organisation
The ACTU holds a biennial congress that is attended by approximately 800 delegates from affiliated organisations. Between congresses the ACTU is governed by an executive of 60 members: the president, the two vice-presidents, the secretary, the assistant secretaries, Trades and Labour Council representatives from each capital city and elected delegates from affiliated unions.
Current campaigns
The ACTU's main current campaigns include the campaign to win paid pandemic leave for all workers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the For the workers campaign to oppose Commonwealth Government proposals to change Australian workplace laws, and the promotion of a Working from Home Charter.
Following the
2007 Australian federal election
The 2007 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 24 November 2007. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 of the seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election. The election featured a 39-day campaign, with 13.6& ...
, the ACTU's primary focus was the campaign to restore workers rights under the banner of the Your Rights at Work campaign
In addition to this campaign the ACTU is also running a number of other campaigns, including workplace health and safety, working with other unions on the Your Rights at Telstra campaign and supporting the Rights on Site campaign.
The ACTU has also launched a service by which workers can join their applicable union directly through the ACTU. This self-titled "one stop shop" for union membership is Australian Unions.
In 2008, the ACTU launched a campaign to make paid maternity leave a new national employment standard.
In 2011, the ACTU launched a campaign to address the spread of casual, contract and other forms of insecure work in Australian workplaces. Part of this involved an inquiry into insecure work.
History
![Melbourne Trades Hall entrance](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Melbourne_Trades_Hall_entrance.jpg)
In Australia, agitation for
One Big Union took place from 1911 from two different sectors: from the revolutionary Australian section of the
IWW
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), members of which are commonly termed "Wobblies", is an international labor union that was founded in Chicago in 1905. The origin of the nickname "Wobblies" is uncertain. IWW ideology combines general ...
and from the pro-
arbitration
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Australian Workers Union
The Australian Workers' Union (AWU) is one of Australia's largest and oldest trade unions. It traces its origins to unions founded in the pastoral and mining industries in the 1880s and currently has approximately 80,000 members. It has exerci ...
(AWU). At that time the AWU was the largest single Australian union. In 1918 after the collapse of the Australian IWW, a group of militant trade unions (which were opposed to the AWU) attempted to form One Big Union under the name
Workers Industrial Union of Australia
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(WIUA). The hostility between the WIUA and the AWU prevented the formation of One Big Union in Australia. The ACTU was formed as the Australasian Council of Trade Unions in 1927 and was one of the earliest attempts by trade unions to apply the principles of One Big Union earlier explored by more radical
syndicalist
Syndicalism is a revolutionary current within the left-wing of the labor movement that seeks to unionize workers according to industry and advance their demands through strikes with the eventual goal of gaining control over the means of pr ...
unions like the
CNT or revolutionary
industrial unions
Industrial unionism is a trade union organizing method through which all workers in the same industry are organized into the same union, regardless of skill or trade, thus giving workers in one industry, or in all industries, more leverage in ...
like the IWW. The ACTU has not achieved the ideals expressed for One Big Union: it remains a council organisation, but it does however represent the majority of Australian trade unions. At its formation in 1927 the ACTU was only seen as representing blue collar trades unions, and only managed to achieve the support of trades unions.
Attempts of Nationalist
Stanley Bruce
Stanley Melbourne Bruce, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, (15 April 1883 – 25 August 1967) was an Australian politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Australia from 1923 to 1929, as leader of the Nationalist Party.
Born ...
's federal government in 1927 to dismantle the
Australian Industrial Relations Commission
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC), known from 1956 to 1973 as the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission and from 1973 to 1988 as the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, was a tribunal with powers ...
impelled Australian trade unions to form a national council. The ACTU's Australian trade union "peak body" precursors include state
labour council A labour council, trades council or industrial council is an association of labour unions or union branches in a given area. Most commonly, they represent unions in a given geographical area, whether at the district, city, region, or provincial or ...
s like the
Victorian Trades Hall Council
The Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC) is a representative body of trade union organisations, known as a labour council, in the state of Victoria, Australia. It comprises 43 affiliated trade unions and professional associations, and eight regi ...
(originating in 1856 as the 'Melbourne Trades Hall Committee'), the
Labor Council of New South Wales
The Labor Council of New South Wales, branded Unions NSW, is the peak body for trade unions in the state of New South Wales, Australia. As of 2005 there are 67 unions and 8 Rural and Regional Trades & Labor Councils affiliated to the Labor Coun ...
(originally formed in 1870 as the 'Sydney Trades and Labor Council') and the Inter-Colonial Trade Union Congress (formed in 1879).
![Bob_Hawke_1970](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Bob_Hawke_1970.jpg)
From 1948 peak bodies of white collar associations existed, and from 1969 peak bodies of government employees. The white collar bodies were: the
Council of Professional and Commercial Employees Association
A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...
(1948), which became the
Council of White Collar Associations
A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...
(1954), which amalgamated with the
Salaried Employees Consultative Council of New South Wales
A salary is a form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee, which may be specified in an employment contract. It is contrasted with piece wages, where each job, hour or other unit is paid separately, rather than on a periodic basis.
...
(1954) to become the
Australian Council of Salaried and Professional Associations
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** European Australians
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** Aboriginal Au ...
(ACSPA) in 1956. The government employee bodies were: the
Council of Commonwealth Public Service Organisations
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(1969) which became the
Council of Australian Government Employee Organisations
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(CAGEO) in 1975. The ACTU successfully integrated these bodies in 1981. After 1981 the ACTU was generally viewed by the Australian media and public as the organisation representing all workers' organisations.
![GregCombet](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/GregCombet.jpg)
The ACTU and Labour Councils have often united Australian working class opinion behind certain initiatives like the
eight-hour day
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An eight-hour work day has its origins in the 16 ...
or
compulsory arbitration
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* Compulsive behavior, a psychological condition in which a person does a behavior compulsively, having an overwhelming feeling that they must do so.
* Obsessive–compulsive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by i ...
. In the early 1980s this unifying impulse created the
Prices and Incomes Accord
The Prices and Incomes Accord was an agreement between the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Australian Labor Party government of Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Treasurer (later Prime Minister) Paul Keating in 1983. Employers were not par ...
. The ACTU retains a close relationship with the
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also simply known as Labor, is the major centre-left political party in Australia, one of two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia. The party forms the f ...
: former ACTU President
Bob Hawke
Robert James Lee Hawke (9 December 1929 – 16 May 2019) was an Australian politician and union organiser who served as the 23rd prime minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991, holding office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (A ...
went on to become the leader of the ALP and then
Prime Minister of Australia
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. Other former ACTU Presidents who went on to become members of Federal Parliament are:
Simon Crean
Simon Findlay Crean (born 26 February 1949) is an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was the Member of Parliament for Hotham from 1990 to 2013, representing the Labor Party, and served as a Cabinet Minister in the Hawke, Keating, R ...
(president 1985-90),
Martin Ferguson (1990–96),
Jennie George
Jennie George AO (born Eugenie Sinicky; 28 August 1947) is an Australian politician, and former Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from November 2001 to July 2010, representing the Division of Throsby, Ne ...
(1996–99), and
Ged Kearney
Gerardine Mary "Ged" Kearney (born 29 October 1963) is an Australian politician and trade unionist. She has been a member of the House of Representatives since March 2018, representing the Division of Batman and later the Division of Cooper for ...
(2010–18). The November 2007 election win by the Labor Party, saw the election of a number of union officials to the parliament (Commonwealth) including
Bill Shorten
William Richard Shorten (born 12 May 1967) is an Australian politician currently serving as Minister for Government Services and Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme since 2022. He previously served as leader of the opposition a ...
(Australian Workers Union) and
Greg Combet
Gregory Ivan Combet (; born 28 April 1958) is a former Australian politician and trade unionist. He was Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions between 1999 and 2007. He was elected member for the New South Wales Federal seat of Ch ...
(former ACTU Secretary).
In the late 1980s and early 1990s the ACTU was influential in a move to forcibly amalgamate smaller unions into so called "super unions". The ACTU's plans envisaged 20 super unions organised on an industrial basis. While many amalgamations occurred in the late 1980s and early 1990s (in part under the influence of changed industrial law), there are still many unions, and union coverage is often organised by historical amalgamation, not by industry.
Past campaigns
In the lead up to the 2007 federal election, the ACTU campaigned actively against the
Howard Government's
WorkChoices
WorkChoices was the name given to changes made to the federal industrial relations laws in Australia by the Howard Government in 2005, being amendments to the ''Workplace Relations Act 1996'' by the ''Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices ...
legislation, which included an advertising campaign and public rallies. This campaign was originally called "Your Rights at Work" but is now known as "Secure Jobs. Better Future"
and was considered a success in making industrial relations an important election issue by both marketing companies and even
Joe Hockey
Joseph Benedict Hockey (born 2 August 1965) is a former Australian politician and diplomat.
He was the Member of Parliament for North Sydney from 1996 until 2015. He was the Treasurer of Australia in the Abbott Government from 18 September 2 ...
MP, the Federal Workplace Relations Minister, who said "This is the most sophisticated political plan that we have seen in Australia.". One of the rallies was called ''Fill the "G" '', attended by 50,000 people at the
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadiu ...
and broadcast to other similar rallies throughout the country. A previous national rally had a reported attendance of 500,000 around Australia.
Leadership
Presidents
Secretaries
Affiliated trade and labour councils
Eight trade and labour councils are affiliated with the ACTU:
*
Queensland Council of Unions
The Queensland Council of Unions (QCU) is a representative, an advocacy group, or peak body, of Queensland trade union organisations, also known as a labour council, in the Queensland, Australia. As of 2020, 26 unions and 13 regional branches w ...
*
SA Unions
SA Unions (originally the United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia) is the peak body for trade unions in South Australia. It coordinates political, social, economic, and industrial campaigns between its affiliate members and implements ...
*
Unions ACT
Unions ACT is a representative body of trade union organisations in the Australian Capital Territory ( ACT), with 24 affiliated unions representing over 33,000 union members. The current secretary is Matthew Harrison. The previous secretary was ...
*
Labor Council of New South Wales
The Labor Council of New South Wales, branded Unions NSW, is the peak body for trade unions in the state of New South Wales, Australia. As of 2005 there are 67 unions and 8 Rural and Regional Trades & Labor Councils affiliated to the Labor Coun ...
(Unions NSW)
*
Unions NT
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Union may also refer to:
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*
Unions Tasmania
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* Trade union, an organization of workers
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Union may also refer to:
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** ''Un ...
*
Unions WA
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* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** Union ...
*
Victorian Trades Hall Council
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Current affiliated organisations
*
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union
The Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (also known as the Meatworkers Union) is an Australian trade union representing workers in the meat industry including in abattoirs, butchers, and smallgoods manufacturers.
Structure
The AMIEU h ...
*
Australian and International Pilots Association
The Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) is a trade union and professional association formed in 1981 to represent Qantas and its related companies pilots and flight engineers. The AIPA broke away from the Australian Federation ...
*
Australian Education Union
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*
Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers
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*
Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association
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*
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU), or more fully the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, is an Australian trade union. The AMWU represents a broad range of workers in the manufacturing se ...
*
Australian Maritime Officers Union
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*
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is the largest union in Australia, with 274,956 members in 2018. The union is run by nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing to advance the industrial, political and professional interes ...
*
Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation
*
Australian Services Union
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The ASU is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade ...
*
Australian Workers' Union
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*
Breweries & Bottleyards Employees Industrial Union of Workers WA
*
Civil Air Operations Officers' Association of Australia
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*
Club Managers Association Australia
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*
Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union of Australia
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*
Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union
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*
Community and Public Sector Union
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*
Electrical Trades Union of Australia
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The ETU is a division of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU), and is the largest of the three divisions. Under State Government laws, the union ...
*
Finance Sector Union
The Finance Sector Union of Australia (FSU) is a white collar trade union that represents professionals working in the Banking, Finance, Insurance and Superannuation industries in Australia.
The FSU was formed from the amalgamation in 1991 of va ...
*
Flight Attendants' Association of Australia
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* Flight Attendants' Association of Australia - National Division
* Flight Attendants' Association of Australia - I ...
*
Funeral and Allied Industries Union of NSW
The Funeral And Allied Industries Union Of New South Wales (F&AI) was a trade union in Australia. In 2018 it amalgamated with the Australian Workers Union (AWU). It was affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions
The Australian ...
*
Health Services Union
The Health Services Union (HSU) is a specialist health union with around 90,000 members working in the healthcare and social assistance industries across Australia.
The membership of the union includes doctors, and allied health professionals ...
*
Independent Education Union of Australia
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*
Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance
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Its Musicians section c ...
*
National Tertiary Education Union
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Overview
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Police Association of New South Wales
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*
Professional Footballers Australia
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*
Professionals Australia
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*
Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union
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Intern ...
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Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association
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*
Transport Workers Union of Australia
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Union of Christmas Island Workers
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The Austral ...
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United Firefighters Union of Australia
Officially registered on 1 August 1990, the United Firefighters Union of Australia (UFUA) represents over 7000 paid firefighters.
Branches of the United Firefighters Union of Australia are as follows:
- UFU Australian Capital Territory
- UFU ...
*
United Workers Union
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* Association for Virgin Australia Group Pilots (VIPA)
See also
*
1998 Australian waterfront dispute
The Australian waterfront dispute of 1998 was an event in Australian industrial relations history, in which the Patrick Corporation undertook a restructuring of their operations for the purpose of dismissing their workforce. The restructuring by ...
*
Australian Industrial Relations Law Reform 2005
WorkChoices was the name given to changes made to the federal industrial relations laws in Australia by the Howard Government in 2005, being amendments to the ''Workplace Relations Act 1996'' by the ''Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choice ...
*
Australian labour law
Australian labour law concerns Commonwealth, state, and common law on rights and duties of workers, unions and employers in Australia. Australian labour law (also known as industrial relations law) has a dual structure, where some employment issu ...
*
Australian Workplace Agreement
*
Employers' organization
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*
Enterprise Bargaining Agreement
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*
Fair Pay Commission
The Australian Fair Pay Commission was an Australian statutory body that existed from 2006 to 2009. It was created under the Howard Government's "''WorkChoices''" industrial relations laws in 2006 to set the minimum pay for workers. Established t ...
*
Trades Hall
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Trade Practices Act
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*
Transport Workers Act 1928
The ''Transport Workers Act 1928'' (Cth), more widely known as the Dog Collar Act, was a law passed by the Australian Parliament. It achieved royal assent on 24 September 1928, after being instigated and introduced to Parliament by the Bruce gov ...
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Unions ACT
Unions ACT is a representative body of trade union organisations in the Australian Capital Territory ( ACT), with 24 affiliated unions representing over 33,000 union members. The current secretary is Matthew Harrison. The previous secretary was ...
*
Victorian Trades Hall Council
The Victorian Trades Hall Council (VTHC) is a representative body of trade union organisations, known as a labour council, in the state of Victoria, Australia. It comprises 43 affiliated trade unions and professional associations, and eight regi ...
*
List of unregistered Australian unions
Australian industrial relations law maintains a system of compulsory arbitration in the settlement of industrial disputes between employers, employees, and their respective registered industrial associations. Associations of employers or employe ...
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Workplace Relations Act 1996
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References
External links
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