This year’s ACTU Congress comes at a critical time for our Union. With a forecast shortfall of 32,000 electricians by 2030 – plus more in plumbing, linework, and other jobs – we need strong policy to ensure we have good, well paid, union jobs and a more diverse, skilled, and expanded workforce.
ACTU Congress sets the Union Movement’s agenda for the following three years. This is an opportunity for us – from every industry, and every union – to determine policies and strategies for winning better wages and conditions, decide upon National priorities.
At the June ACTU Congress, the ETU will be seeking support from the broader trade union movement to secure better outcomes for workers and communities in industrial relations, portable entitlements, work health and safety, superannuation, and trade. The ETU will be presenting our industry agenda, which will be strengthened using your feedback, to ACTU Congress for endorsement by the whole trade union movement.
