Last night, we also launched the Visa Assist program in the ACT.

This will mean all union members in the ACT will now have access to free immigration advice and legal support for all their visa-related issues.

We are in Canberra this week to discuss the endemic exploitation of migrant workers in Australia, and the migrant system’s lack of visa protections for workers who report workplace law breaches.

We're proud to be at the ACT launch of #VisaAssist , helping union members to work & live in Australia with safety & dignity. ✊️ UnionsACT Unions NSW IARC

We’re urging the Federal Government to introduce an earn-as-you-learn model that would see students undertaking placements paid for their work.

Great to be joined by Isaac and Leanne, two social work students who have been at the forefront of this campaign.

All work should be paid. Unions NSW joined Australian Services Union this morning to launch a report calling to end unpaid placements, especially for social work students.

For our 5th reason why TSI workers need EBAs in their workplaces, special guest Thomas Costa, Assistant Secretary of Unions NSW, discusses additional protections high-income earners have against unfair dismissal if they work under an enterprise bargaining agreement!

The resolution also calls for the full implementation of the Murphy Review by the federal government to see online gambling advertising banned. Read the full resolution here - unionsnsw.org.au/media-release/…

Last night Secretary Mark Morey, joined by Tim Costello moved a resolution during the Unions NSW AGM to see pokie numbers slashed in NSW. Worker's health & well being is at stake as the gaming industry relentlessly transfers wealth from the poorest among us offshore.

Media release: SafeWork damned by Auditor General, major reform needed

This is a great legislative reform we’ve been campaigning for over a number of years. The colour of your passport shouldn’t determine your workplace rights. If you work in Australia you should have the same workplace rights as every other worker!

A right to “switch off” is important but to have its full effect, the right to disconnect must be accompanied by a ban on unpaid overtime for people earning less than around $150,000. If you are doing the work you should get paid for it! theguardian.com/money/2024/feb…

Media release: Unions NSW welcomes suite of reforms aimed at preventing migrant worker exploitation

Working way more than you’re getting paid for? Take our survey! surveymonkey.com/r/GQHZ7VN

What are you really missing out on when you work overtime? Our activists were out chatting to workers this morning about unpaid overtime. The average Aussie worker does 7 weeks of unpaid overtime a year, losing out on $11k in wages as a result.
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#OrganisingWorks participants at Sydney Trades Hall today Australian Unions

Today is a win for workers in their unions as we welcome the NSW Government’s scrapping of the public sector wages cap.

Yesterday saw Unions NSW and ACTU host a panel on a healthy and safe working environment to open the 23rd World Safety Congress.

Unions NSW this morning passed an urgent resolution in line with the ACTU and ITUC calling for all sides and the international community to act for peace in Gaza. We urgently appeal to the Australian government to use all available diplomatic means to demand a ceasefire.

Migrant workers face the brunt of price gouging in Australia
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