UnionsACT and everyday working people like you are building a people-powered movement to fight for your living standards and to build a better future.
We campaign for big, important and permanent changes in Canberra, to make the ACT work in the genuine interests of workers and their communities.
OUR CAMPAIGNS
WE'RE ORGANISING TO WIN.
Build a Better Future
We Are Union
Needs Based Funding for Education
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What We Do
MEET OUR TEAM
Passionate, Bold, Committed.
Alex White
Secretary UnionsACT
Jeremy Kirkwood
Senior Campaign Organiser
Moira Cully
Campaign Organiser
Gabriela Falzon
Youth Campaign Organiser
Arian McVeigh
Office
Manager
Garrett Purtill
Research & Policy
COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS
Thousands of everyday people in the ACT stand with us to build a better future.
OUR AFFILIATES
UnionsACT is governed by a Council comprising of 24 unions in the ACT and the Canberra-region.
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Jobs, Justice & Climate
Working people are at the front line of the economic changes caused by global warming. UnionsACT supports a just transition, that focuses on job creation, social justice and investment in new skills.
This discussion paper proposes a large-scale expansion of the ACT Energy Efficiency Improvement Program. This would create more than 700 jobs, save $1,300 per year in household energy bills and reduce carbon emissions.
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Workers and unions will rally tomorrow, Thursday 26 October, in Dickson to demand the...This week is Anti-Poverty Week, a reminder that more than 36,000 Canberrans are living...
