{"id":75804,"date":"2026-01-01T06:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/?page_id=75804"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T04:31:45","slug":"uwu-monthly-newsletter-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/uwu-monthly-newsletter-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"UWU monthly newsletter &#8211; January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"75804\" class=\"elementor elementor-75804\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d239d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d239d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02c3afb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02c3afb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"csp\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2026 member workshops<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653ebe1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"653ebe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/newsletter-member-workshops-2026.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75806\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/newsletter-member-workshops-2026.png 1920w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/newsletter-member-workshops-2026-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb5202 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"deb5202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>There&#8217;s a topic for everyone in our full program of workshops for 2026.<\/h4><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">We&#8217;re excited about our member workshop line-up for next year. February&#8217;s workshop \u2013 All About Leave \u2013 is already open for registration, so get on it! In April we&#8217;ll be doing three sessions over the month on tips for applying for jobs and skills in the workplace. The full program for this year will be:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">All About Leave<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Flexible Working Arrangements<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Skill Up#1 Resume Writing<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Skill Up#2 Raising Issues With Your Boss<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Skill Up#3 How to be an ally at work<\/span><\/li><li>Australian Working Visas<\/li><li>ANU Tax Clinic (Back by popular demand)<\/li><li>Bargaining for a Better Workplace<\/li><li>Organising 101: Building Union Power<\/li><li>Protecting Mental Health at Work<\/li><li>Intro to Workers&#8217; Rights<\/li><li>Tech, Surveillance and Your Rights<\/li><li>Reasonable Rosters<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Browse the full program, watch the topics you missed last year and register for our very first Member Workshop for 2026, kicking off in February. <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 18px; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/workshops\/\">It&#8217;s all here on our Member Workshops site.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3400cb7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3400cb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540f37c elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"540f37c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36ba0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d36ba0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed49b9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ed49b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"pol-wrap\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025: A year of union power and political action<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eca249c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eca249c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15d370 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b15d370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pol-wa-conf-group2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76318\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pol-wa-conf-group2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pol-wa-conf-group2-scaled-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-294d78a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"294d78a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f3d095 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f3d095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Across 2025, United Workers Union members turned political engagement into real, measurable wins for everyday workers and their communities. From election campaigns and Labor conferences to direct lobbying, industrial action and parliament-facing advocacy, members showed again that when workers organise politically, change follows.<\/p><p>This year wasn\u2019t about one moment or one campaign. It was about sustained pressure, visible action and workers having a seat at the table.<\/p><h4>Taking action at the ballot box<\/h4><p>Elections at both state and federal levels defined much of the year. In Western Australia, UWU members hit the streets in the lead-up to the March state election. Door-knocking, phone-banking and turning out voters. The result was a major win, with more than 20 UWU members elected. That victory protected pay and conditions, strengthened public services, and ensured workers\u2019 voices were represented inside government.<\/p><p>At the federal level, UWU members mobilised nationwide in the countdown to the May election. Members spoke to their communities about what was at stake:<\/p><ul><li>same job, same pay<\/li><li>bans on non-compete clauses<\/li><li>wage rises; cost-of-living relief<\/li><li>and stronger rights at work.<\/li><\/ul><p>History shows us the risks of a return to cuts and deregulation, and members weren\u2019t prepared to let bosses wind back hard-won rights.<\/p><p>The message was simple and powerful: everything workers had fought for was on the line, and together, we could win.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9ce839 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9ce839\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78bc5d3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78bc5d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-pol.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76326\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-pol.png 1829w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-pol-600x209.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473bd36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"473bd36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee34c5c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee34c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Standing up for members<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e19a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"73e19a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b19bdf sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b19bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Throughout 2025, UWU members led major political fights for services people rely on across Australia.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Early childhood educators were at the centre of one of the most significant reform moments the sector has seen. Members developed and launched UWU\u2019s Safer Staffing Action Plan, meeting directly with education ministers and regulators across the country. That work helped drive national reviews of educator-to-child ratios, state-based rapid reviews, and commitments to working with workers to fix the sector.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">In South Australia, health and disability support workers took sustained industrial and political action to close a 20 per cent interstate pay gap and address chronic understaffing. Thousands of members rallied, implemented work bans, and applied direct pressure on government decision-makers. The result was historic: the largest wages deal in South Australia\u2019s public sector.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">School cleaners continued their long fight against privatisation. After years of organising and political advocacy, the NSW Government began bringing 7,000 cleaning jobs back in-house. One of the biggest anti-privatisation wins in recent years, and a model members are now pushing other states to follow.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd6bf3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ecd6bf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c235bb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c235bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Members inside parliament<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f23f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8f23f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb643ef sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb643ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2025 also reinforced the importance of having a voice for members in Parliament.<\/p><p>Across the country, UWU members who are MPs, including early educators, cleaners, health workers and paramedics, stood alongside campaigns they helped build. From Lisa Munday\u2019s advocacy for public health services in WA, to Jerome Laxale\u2019s work on cost-of-living relief and job security, to a growing cohort of union women in Federal Parliament, workers\u2019 voices were not just being heard they\u2019re shaping outcomes.<\/p><p>By the end of the year, 24 United Workers Union members were sitting in the Federal Parliament. That matters. Because policy looks different when it\u2019s written by people who understand our members, the work they do, and the challenges they face.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b6425 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66b6425\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a1c72 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74a1c72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Winning at Labor Conferences and beyond<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ce728 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81ce728\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb397b4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb397b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pol-wa-conf-speaker-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76319\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pol-wa-conf-speaker-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pol-wa-conf-speaker-scaled-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce09323 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce09323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; color: #5d5d5d;\">State Labor conferences across WA, SA and Queensland became key organising sites in 2025. UWU delegates moved resolutions, spoke from the floor, and secured commitments on safe staffing, secure jobs, insourcing, pay equity and public investment.<\/span><\/p><p>These weren\u2019t symbolic wins. They fed directly into government decisions, showing how political engagement, combined with industrial strength, delivers results.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d7de04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d7de04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a933e78 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a933e78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking ahead to 2026<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be547f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be547f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a14ad sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7a14ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While 2025 delivered major gains, the work is far from finished.<br \/>In 2026, UWU members will continue to push governments to act on the next set of challenges facing working people:<\/p><ul><li><b>Visa reform<\/b> that protects migrant workers from exploitation and ensures temporary visa systems don\u2019t undermine wages and conditions.<\/li><li><b>Industrial reform <\/b>to strengthen bargaining and secure jobs.<\/li><li><b>Insourcing of services<\/b>, ending the race to the bottom caused by outsourcing and labour hire, and rebuilding secure, properly paid, directly employed work across cleaning, security, health, care and public services.<\/li><li><b>AI and productivity<\/b>, ensuring new technologies lift workers up rather than deskill, surveil or replace them with fair sharing of productivity gains.<\/li><li><b>Climate change and the transition<\/b>, securing good, union jobs in the shift to a low-carbon economy and protecting communities on the frontline of change.<\/li><\/ul><p>The lesson of 2025 is clear: political change doesn\u2019t happen on its own. It happens when workers organise, take action, and demand better.<\/p><p>And that\u2019s exactly what United Workers Union members will keep doing in 2026 &#8211; together.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55fb222 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55fb222\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bb3eda elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4bb3eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d65a44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d65a44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e104812 elementor-widget__width-auto sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e104812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"laws\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6 laws for workers That started in 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e2a00 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"07e2a00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351cd2d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"351cd2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Law reform is also union business!<\/h5><p>It\u2019s not just workplaces that are improved by unions. UWU works hard with our members and other unions to elevate the voices of workers to improve conditions in all workplaces. In 2025, several laws and new entitlements came into effect that mean our rights can be upheld and our work is respected and rewarded properly.\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><b>1.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Wage theft laws<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"> came into effect from <\/span><b style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">1 January, 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">. These laws criminalise the intentional underpayment of wages or entitlements by employers.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>2<\/strong>. On the <b>1 July, 2025<\/b>, a swathe of new entitlements came into effect including:<\/p><ul><li><b>Government Paid Parental Leave <\/b>was increased from 22 weeks to 24 weeks.<\/li><li><b>The National Minimum wage<\/b> and Modern Award wages increased by 3.5 per cent\u00a0<\/li><li><b>The mandatory Superannuation Guarantee<\/b> rate increased to 12 per cent.<\/li><li><b>Superannuation paid on government-funded Paid Parental Leave<\/b> to reduce the gender super gap.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112ba1a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"112ba1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/LAWS-2025-rjeqvcvd8va46xjcc9l8td6fzlxwrlse1yn1lld65a.png\" title=\"LAWS-2025\" alt=\"LAWS-2025\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8357804 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8357804\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e7a7e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29e7a7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">3. The Right to Disconnect<\/span>\u00a0came into effect from\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">26 August, 2025.<\/span> Eligible employees now have the right ot refuse employer or third-party contact outside working hours.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">4. The Fair Work Act<\/span>\u00a0was updated with new provisions on\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">30 August 2025<\/span>, that aim to protect penalty rates and overtime rates in awards.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">5. Baby Priya\u2019s law<\/span>\u00a0came into effect on<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u00a06 November, 2025<\/span>. This law protects an employee\u2019s entitlement to employer-funded paid parental leave if their baby dies or is stillborn.<\/p><p><strong>6.<\/strong> Victoria joined the rest of Australia by being the last state or territory to introduce separate regulations for <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Psychological Health provisions<\/span>\u00a0under Occupational Health &amp; Safety Regulations from\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">1 December 2025.<\/span><\/p><p>Union members should be very proud of these reforms that follow long and rigorous research and campaigning by unions to finally legislate to enforce better workplace rights for all workers in Australia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225ad34 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"225ad34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a4ec0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"60a4ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b875705 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b875705\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b08b27 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b08b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"webdoc\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">new year, new member benefit!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd3610 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfd3610\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4cf3f8 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4cf3f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/web-doctor.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76065\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/web-doctor.png 1080w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/web-doctor-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/web-doctor-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/web-doctor-600x600.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d23d9f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d23d9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Discounted Online Medical Certificates<\/h5><p>UWU members can now get a medical certificate when you\u2019re too sick to work for just $12 through <b>Web Doctor<\/b> for a single day certificate, or $20 for multiple days &#8211; no Medicare card required!<\/p><h5>How does it work?<\/h5><p>Go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/webdoctor.com.au\/treatment\/uwu-medical-certificate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Web Doctor website<\/a> to book your appointment. A doctor will call you within 2 hours \u2013 no need to leave home! After your consultation, they&#8217;ll send you a medical certificate that you can give to your employer if you\u2019re ill or injured and unable to work.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Make sure you use the code supplied in the email (you can also find\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">details in <a href=\"https:\/\/mlink.unitedworkers.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Memberlink<\/a>, our UWU member portal) to get your discount.<\/span><\/p><p>Please note that there is no Medicare rebate available. Find more information or book your appointment <a href=\"https:\/\/webdoctor.com.au\/treatment\/uwu-medical-certificate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d9c86 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b4d9c86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d09d7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d6d09d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f9274b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f9274b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a6a85f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"0a6a85f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"celebrating2025\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a4931c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a4931c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">celebrating our wins of 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec75c35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec75c35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5c788 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b5c788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76136\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-1170x658.png 1170w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-270x152.png 270w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8d1a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c8d1a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8167684 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8167684\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>This year has been another massive year for UWU members. <\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3898722 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3898722\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd94964 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd94964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Looking back over the year, we&#8217;ve stood together and achieved some solid wins across all our industries. As members, we can be very proud of our determination, energy and collective spirit throughout another year of campaigning, taking action and negotiating for better workplaces.<\/b><\/p><p>Here\u2019s what we\u2019ve achieved together:<\/p><ul><li>Won over $11 million in wages and backpay for members<\/li><li>Finalised over 600 workplace agreements<\/li><li>Assisted 1000s of members in individual workplace matters<\/li><\/ul><p>But as a union that covers 45 industries, we\u2019ve had a lot of action \u2013 and a lot of wins. Here\u2019s a look back at some of the highlights from 2025.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40ed524 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40ed524\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb4236 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cb4236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9,000 casino jobs saved<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17300f8 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17300f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3383fd7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3383fd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Casino workers have had a huge year.<\/b><\/p><p>This past year, UWU members were involved in negotiations for seven enterprise agreements in Vic, NSW and Qld, with some workers in NSW bargaining for the very first time and striking to force their employer to negotiate fairly. Some of these actions are ongoing.<\/p><p>9000 casino jobs in NSW and Qld were secured in April after Star revealed financial difficulties earlier in the year.<\/p><p>\u201cAny deal that promises to keep venues in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sydney operating as a going concern is a good result for the Star workers, their families and the communities they live in.\u201d (UWU Casinos Director Andrew Jones)<\/p><p><strong>What\u2019s next?<\/strong> In 2026, Casino workers at Crown Perth and Star Sydney will begin negotiations for their next agreement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34cdcfc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34cdcfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-casino-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76264\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-casino-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-casino-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-casino-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-casino-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-casino-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-casino-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-casino-1170x658.png 1170w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-casino-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-casino-270x152.png 270w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-casino.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c2b7a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b4c2b7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4adffe sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4adffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Allied Pinnacle bakery members get a fair deal<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428b689 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"428b689\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a1f95 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34a1f95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b57a6a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b57a6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mudcake-pinnacle.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mudcake-pinnacle.png 1080w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mudcake-pinnacle-600x750.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a8bd2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2a8bd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>These members stood together and won wage increases after 8 months of failed negotiations with an employer who kept wages below industry standard.<\/b><\/p><p>150 workers walked off the job and started a 48-hour strike. They won pay rises and ended unequal treatment where some workers were paid less than others doing the same job at other sites.<\/p><p>Workers who make our favourite mud cakes at Woolies and Coles, workers won:<\/p><ul><li>8% pay increase over 2 years<\/li><li>Shift loading increase from 19%to 25%<\/li><li>Casual loading increase from 20% to 25%<\/li><\/ul><p>Thanks to UWU members, we can enjoy the iconic mud cakes this holiday season knowing that these mighty workers got a fair deal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a84d636 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a84d636\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3452974 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3452974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PepsiCo members secure huge win for equal pay and respect<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34235d9 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"34235d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8b636 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c8b636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>UWU members who make Doritos and Smith\u2019s Chips at PepsiCo in South Australia\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">were paid a shocking 12% less than workers employed by PepsiCo in Queensland doing the same job.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Over 150 workers started strike actions, rolling stoppages and stood strong together on the picket line after they rejected the insulting pay offer that fell below inflation rates, while PepsiCo made $2 billion in revenue.<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Together they won:<\/li><li>13% pay rise over 3 years<\/li><li>Backpay<\/li><li>Equal pay for equal work<\/li><li>20 weeks paid parental leave for all caregivers<\/li><li>Protection of their Friday shift loading<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b23c610 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b23c610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pepsico-crop.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76267\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pepsico-crop.png 1080w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/pepsico-crop-600x750.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6e0ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c6e0ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3975f84 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3975f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10 whole years of union power in Australia\u2019s farms<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-423c70f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"423c70f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba1a0f1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba1a0f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/farms-10-years.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76271\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/farms-10-years.jpg 800w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/farms-10-years-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/farms-10-years-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/farms-10-years-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/farms-10-years-370x296.jpg 370w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/farms-10-years-770x616.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437af62 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"437af62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Farm workers have been fighting exploitation, demanding respect and campaigning for visa justice while making sure we have food at our supermarkets and on our tables.\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>UWU farm members have:<\/p><ul><li>Stood up to dodgy contractors<\/li><li>Exposed rampant and systemic wage theft<\/li><li>Fought for visa justice and protection<\/li><li>Demanded dignity and respect<\/li><li>Won systemic changes to protect workers from gendered workplace violence and sexual harassment<\/li><li>Elected delegates, HSR\u2019s and gone on strike for the first time in this industry in Australi<\/li><li>Negotiated and won groundbreaking workplace agreements<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7498023 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7498023\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93922e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a93922e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the last decade, UWU farm members have shown global and national solidarity and exposed the modern slavery practices across farms and supermarket supply chains in Australia.<\/p><p>Farm workers have built real power, shown true solidarity and achieved historic wins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9adf1c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9adf1c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ed006 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3ed006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RSPCA win mental health support in first ever strike action<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23cead6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23cead6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-007a1b1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"007a1b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SA-RSPCA2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76272\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SA-RSPCA2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SA-RSPCA2-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488a851 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"488a851\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ec34f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78ec34f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><b>\u201cNone of us signed up for this job thinking we were going to be millionaires. You\u2019re not going to find an RSPCA worker on the Forbes List\u201d<\/b><\/i><\/p><p>RSPCA workers in SA took the brave step of walking off the job for the first time ever this year in a fight for fair wages, safe staffing and mental health support.<\/p><p>After management tried to cut their pay and strip conditions, the workers showed them that respect for animals must start with respect for the people who protect them! And it worked.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad167e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad167e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a016a35 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a016a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Birthday leave, pay rises and extra paid breaks!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c3f38 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"26c3f38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5fe64 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b5fe64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Laundry workers at Ensign in Perth won real change, better wages and even a paid day off on their birthdays!<\/b><\/p><p>Underpayment and exploitation has been common in this industry, but this didn&#8217;t stop the workers at Ensign laundry. They banded together, joined their union and won big!<\/p><ul><li>10.5% pay rise<\/li><li>Extra paid breaks<\/li><li>Paid overtime<\/li><li>Paid paternity leave<\/li><li>Back pay<\/li><li>New roles that finally value their work and;<\/li><li>Paid birthday leave!<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afea0c3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"afea0c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/laundries-win-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76274\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/laundries-win-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/laundries-win-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/laundries-win-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/laundries-win-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/laundries-win-370x463.jpg 370w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/laundries-win-770x963.jpg 770w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/laundries-win.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a373c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a373c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a4164 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44a4164\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aged care Labour Agreements for migrant workers<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc36922 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dc36922\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6518f5c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6518f5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aged-care-canberra.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aged-care-canberra.jpg 768w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aged-care-canberra-600x503.jpg 600w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aged-care-canberra-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aged-care-canberra-370x310.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1480e93 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1480e93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Aged care members had a monumental year in 2025.\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>Members have worked tirelessly to petition their employers to sign up with UWU to offer pathways to permanent residency for migrant aged care workers. 50 providers have now signed up, and counting.<\/p><p>UWU members have created major change in the industry this year with providers now having to meet their total actual care minutes (not just what they put on paper) to receive a rating of over 3 stars.<\/p><p>We also welcome the thousands of new members from the aged care sector who\u2019ve joined this year and will continue this fantastic work to improve conditions and make providers accountable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-240273c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"240273c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62103b2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62103b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025 \u2013 The year educators set the agenda<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec26a84 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec26a84\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cfa19f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cfa19f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>There were a lot of headlines in 2025, but it was educators who ended up changing the rules.<\/b><\/p><p>This year showed the impact educators have made by building collective power across the early education sector. We changed the rules, lifted standards, and made sure educators\u2019 voices were heard by government.<\/p><p>Together we:<\/p><ul><li>Won up to 18.5% in wage increases<\/li><li>Exposed staffing loopholes with misuse of \u201cunder-the roof\u201d ratios and changed the national conversation<\/li><li>Put educators at the front of media coverage and policy discussion with the launch of the Safer Staffing Action Plan, the EarlyEd Quality Check, and a National Survey of 3000 educators.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>What\u2019s next?<\/strong> There\u2019s still a lot of work to be done to continue these reforms and create a stable and safe working environment for educators. Bring it on!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b5ec4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5b5ec4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ECECbig-steps-group-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76276\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ECECbig-steps-group-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ECECbig-steps-group-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ECECbig-steps-group-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ECECbig-steps-group-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ECECbig-steps-group-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ECECbig-steps-group-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ECECbig-steps-group-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ECECbig-steps-group-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ECECbig-steps-group.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78f22c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78f22c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0246d5c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0246d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vic School Cleaners won big against Serco!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95e2926 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95e2926\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da80db sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5da80db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/serco-cleaners.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76351\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/serco-cleaners.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/serco-cleaners-600x493.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f523a36 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f523a36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Giant contractor Serco had to pay up big and right their wrongs.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Giant cleaning contractor Serco was found to be breaching the minimum shift hours rule. UWU members identified this breach across multiple schools in Victoria.<\/span><\/p><p>So, Victorian school cleaners won back:<\/p><ul><li>Serco had to back pay over $760,000 to cleaners<\/li><li>$87,000 of that went to 37 UWU members<\/li><li>Cleaners are now paid for a minimum 4-hour shift (as they should be!)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c35a50d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c35a50d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e592741 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e592741\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Avalon Airport Security Guards won 16% pay rise and full-time jobs!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319c9e6 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"319c9e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-858f7b5 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"858f7b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>In early 2025, every guard at Avalon Airport was casual, scraping by on minimum award wages.<\/strong> There were no secure jobs at this airport. A shift could be cancelled with only one hour\u2019s notice. If flights were cancelled, workers were told to go home with no pay.<\/p><p>Avalon Airport Security guards joined together, stood strong and took industrial action as part of their campaign for an EBA.<\/p><p>And they won big:<\/p><ul><li>They won their first ever union agreement<\/li><li>Pay rises equivalent to 16% in their first year<\/li><li>Converted from casual to permanent<\/li><li>Secured the security, pay and respect they deserve<\/li><\/ul><p>Stand strong, fight back.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6883062 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6883062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avalon-airport.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76280\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avalon-airport.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avalon-airport-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avalon-airport-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avalon-airport-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f21f406 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f21f406\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c7ada7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c7ada7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NSW school cleaners fix broken contracting system<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f373b e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21f373b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc6244c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc6244c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nsw-school-cleaners-1024x576.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76281\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nsw-school-cleaners-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nsw-school-cleaners-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nsw-school-cleaners-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nsw-school-cleaners-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nsw-school-cleaners-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nsw-school-cleaners-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nsw-school-cleaners-1170x658.png 1170w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nsw-school-cleaners-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nsw-school-cleaners-270x152.png 270w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nsw-school-cleaners.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6deb0bc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6deb0bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>These NSW school cleaners are relieved to finally be moved to direct and secure government employment \u2013 with a 5% pay rise from January 2026.<\/strong><\/p><p>After decades of outsourcing, hundreds of school cleaners in the Hunter and Central Coast will finally receive the pay, job security, and respect they deserve.<\/p><p>Cleaners will move to direct government employment in January 2026 with:<\/p><ul><li>A 5% pay rise<\/li><li>Fairer working conditions<\/li><li>Access to sick, family, long service, parental, and carers leave<\/li><\/ul><p>This is a well-earned victory built by cleaners, for cleaners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535b02c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"535b02c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be6f773 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be6f773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NSW Logistics workers at IKEA fighting for a better deal<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4283987 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4283987\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe6faa sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fe6faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ikea has no idea \u2013 pulling millions in profits each year but won\u2019t pay workers fair wages.<\/strong><\/p><p>For months, hardworking employees at IKEA\u2019S NSW distribution centre have been pushing for wages that actually match the rising cost of living, while IKEA remains a multinational company making millions in profits.\u00a0<\/p><p>UWU members have been negotiating in good faith for months to get a better outcome.<\/p><p>In September, these hard working and determined workers took their fight directly to local MP\u2019s asking for support showing UWU members won\u2019t back down.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d782968 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d782968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IKEA-workers.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76282\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IKEA-workers.png 1887w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IKEA-workers-600x360.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2799a44 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2799a44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644e587 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"644e587\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Historic pay increases for Disability and Support workers<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4252432 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4252432\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e9539 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8e9539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SA-health-pub-sec-win-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76283\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SA-health-pub-sec-win-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SA-health-pub-sec-win-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cddbf4c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cddbf4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>This year, 1000\u2019s of low paid workers celebrated a huge pay win in the biggest public sector pay rise we know of.<\/strong><\/p><p>More than 94% of low paid health support workers and disability support workers voted to accept a historic wage deal from the SA Labor Government, after thousands took action across South Australia.<\/p><p>The offer provides pay rises for the vast majority of workers between 24% and 44% across the 3-year period and real improvements to their conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53679e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53679e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62d6e0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f62d6e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ambulance Victoria Support Staff made history!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261b12b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"261b12b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632adc7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"632adc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>In early December this year, Ambulance Victoria support staff members marched to Treasury and stood outside to make themselves heard.<\/b><\/p><p>Members chalked messages, protested, and took protected action to demand fair pay and real career progression. Without support staff, there is no ambulance service.<\/p><p>These members won a fair pay rise of 20% over four years and a raft of improvements to their conditions and pay structure.<\/p><p>Worker solidarity, visibility, and unity are how we win.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c73eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7c73eb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7e7a18 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7e7a18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1000 health support workers in NT walk off the job for fair pay &amp; respect<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7895075 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7895075\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c79b221 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c79b221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Health workers have had enough, underpaid, undervalued and overworked.\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>After years of being undervalued by the NT Government health support workers are demanding a fair wage increase that recognises their skills, dedication and vital role in patient care, support and critical health.<\/p><p>Without the skills, expertise and care of these workers, the NT health system would grind to a halt.<\/p><p>Workers want and deserve:<\/p><ul><li>Real pay that reflects their skills and value<\/li><li>Better conditions that address chronic fatigue and improve staff retention, which are major concerns<\/li><li>Recognition from the NT government to acknowledge and value the vital support and skills provided by health support workers<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ba9d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93ba9d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa58ef sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fa58ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Education Facility Attendants in Tasmania take action<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb6a0df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cb6a0df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b0422d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b0422d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/EFA-153.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76288\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/EFA-153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/EFA-153-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a4033 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8a4033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>UWU members working as education facility attendants in public schools took action 3 times over the last 4 months, joined by other public sector unions in Tasmania.<\/strong><\/p><p>The agreement was voted up by members in December and will deliver a 3 per cent salary increase, Christmas Close Down Days, and a Pool and Spa Allowance among other much-needed changes to entitlements. Job security negotiations are ongoing and will be picked up next year.<\/p><p>Our Tas EFAs have shown they\u2019ll stand up for what\u2019s right, knowing they have the entire United Workers Union behind them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f609bbf elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f609bbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3b34de sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3b34de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"larissa\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legal with larissa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f744a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01f744a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5df2a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5df2a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9984293 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9984293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you\u2019re not following us on social media, then you\u2019ll have missed out on our \u201cLegal with Larissa\u201d videos explaining various workplace issues and rights. Larissa is UWU\u2019s director of legal and research \u2013 our top expert in workplace rights!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She breaks down some\u00a0workplace\u00a0rights and answers\u00a0common questions\u00a0that\u00a0frequently\u00a0we hear from members. If you\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0seen these yet, check them out now and make sure\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0following our social channels to stay\u00a0up-to-date\u00a0with the latest UWU news and information!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Topics Larissa has covered so far include the following &#8211; click the topic to go to the video:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/3185846121556442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW218113944 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218113944 BCX0\">Psychosocial hazards<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1161988052815772\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259458472 BCX0\">Casual\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259458472 BCX0\">workers<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW259458472 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elementor-element-46f22e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46f22e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705a828 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"705a828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"listo\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The LISTO and why it matters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99b546f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99b546f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86dd29e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86dd29e\" 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If you earn $37,000 or less a year, the government may pay up to $500 into your super account each year.<\/p><p><strong>Example<\/strong><\/p><p>Larissa earns $37,000 a year, so she qualifies for LISTO. Her employer pays the minimum 12% super guarantee (SG) contributions each year, which is $4,440. These are taxed at 15%, which equals $666.With LISTO, she\u2019ll get up to $500 of that tax paid back into her super account.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-691aaee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"691aaee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3106f06 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3106f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-76383\" alt=\"Two young women standing on a beach, both wearing pale coloured cowboys hats. One has her arm around the others&#039; shoulder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture-1.jpg 1384w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture-1-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697263d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"697263d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5367dd1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5367dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>How LISTO is paid<\/strong>\n\nNo need to apply. If you\u2019re eligible, the ATO pays LISTO into your super after each financial year, as long as your super fund has your tax file number as they can\u2019t accept the payment without it.\n\n<strong>Government plans for LISTO changes<\/strong>\n\nThe government has plans to update the LISTO to cover more low-income earners. If the plans go ahead, from 1 July 2027:\n<ul>\n \t<li>The income limit to go from $37,000 to $45,000 a year.<\/li>\n \t<li>The maximum payment to go from $500 to $810.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThese changes may help about 1.3 million Australians, including 750,000 women and 550,000 workers under 30<sup>1<\/sup>.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.australiansuper.com\/about-us\/advocacy?utm_medium=edm&amp;utm_source=union_e-newsletter&amp;utm_campaign=intermediary|join|fy26|q2|december\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Read about the LISTO here.<\/a>\n\n\n<sup>1 <\/sup>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ministers.treasury.gov.au\/ministers\/jim-chalmers-2022\/media-releases\/women-and-young-people-among-biggest-beneficiaries-listo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>https:\/\/ministers.treasury.gov.au\/ministers\/jim-chalmers-2022\/media-releases\/women-and-young-people-among-biggest-beneficiaries-listo<\/strong><\/a> Media release October 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 member workshops There&#8217;s a topic for everyone in our full program of workshops for 2026. 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