Latest ETU News

  •  Unions Claim Qantas Aircraft Maintenance Decision Threatens National Security and Demands Government Intervention

Unions have slammed the announcement today by Qantas to sack hundreds of engineering workers saying that the decision will decimate Australia’s aircraft maintenance and engineering capacity and threaten the nation’s security.  Read more on our blog.

  •  ACTU Congress sparks renewed vigour from unions to campaign for the rights at work and a fairer Australia!

Allen Hicks saysthe ACTU Congress was a great success and delegates left invigorated by a clear, renewed plan to campaign for better rights for workers within a fairer economy and society. 
Read more on the Congress here.

  •  See here for photos of the ETU team celebrating May Day at Moranbah on Monday 7th May!

  • Tony Abbot is Abandoning Young Tradies

Tony Abbott's call for an expansion of 457 visas is a betrayal of the young Australians who should benefit from the resources boom.

Read more here on what Allen Hicks had to say.

  • Fight for Apprentices who live on the Basic Wage

Yesterday we began our fight for apprentices who live on the basic wage. Allen Hicks and Stuart Butterworth met with Senator Chris Evans to start our campaign. 

Read more here on Stuart's story and the meeting with Senator Chris Evans

  • Electrical Union push to Increase Apprentice Wage

Today we begin a campaign to gain Gillard government support for a union push to increase wages for apprentice electricians by up to 50 per cent a year.

Read more here on what Allen Hicks plans to do

  • Facebook message to employers to back off from hijacking workers privacy is timely

Moves by the social network site Facebook to prevent employers from intruding on workers' privacy by forcing them to hand over access to their personal information should be commended. 

Read more here on what ACTU President Ged Kearney had to say.

Apprentices are the future of our Union! Please take the time to visit the website and become involved in the National ETU campaign to improve the wages and conditions of Electrical Apprentices. You can also 'like' us on facebook and watch all the latest videos on 'Stand Up For Apprentices' on YouTube - just click on the icons below!
 
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New National Occupational Licensing System

From 2012 a new national licensing system will be in place. The ETU National Secretary, Peter Tighe, represents members interests on the main Government national licensing committee to ensure training standards are maintained by the new system.

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Rights on Site is a campaign for the 900,000 construction workers across Australia who do not have the same rights in their workplace as all other Australian workers.

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