{"id":77413,"date":"2026-01-14T16:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T05:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/?page_id=77413"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T01:10:03","slug":"higher-wages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/higher-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"Higher Wages"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"77413\" class=\"elementor elementor-77413\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4625d71 uwu-full-width section-xxs e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4625d71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ea674 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85ea674\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c437220 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c437220\" 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\">ISSUES WE FIGHT FOR<\/h2>\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<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ab50dd uwu-full-width section-xxs e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77ab50dd\" 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-5d30c2d1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d30c2d1\" 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<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Higher Wages<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760b9119 e-con-full gap-m e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"760b9119\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20306e4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20306e4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16649944 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16649944\" 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<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">United\u202fWorkers Union fights\u202ffor,\u202fand wins, pay increases at the fair Work Commission and across the 45 industries we cover. When\u202fyou're\u202fa union member,\u202fyou're\u202fpaid\u202f32%\u202fmore on average than\u202fnon-union\u202fmembers.<\/p>\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-4bc8cd9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bc8cd9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f11e55c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f11e55c\" 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\">Union members earn 32% more<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c1a84 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38c1a84\" 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>Wages have not\u00a0been keeping up with the cost of living and inflation. When our\u202femployers&#8217;\u202fprofits go up (thanks to\u00a0the workers! ),\u00a0productivity\u00a0gains are\u202fnot shared with\u202fworkers through higher pay.\u202fThat\u2019s\u202fwhy being a union member is\u202fimportant, so that working people\u2019s living standards improve.<\/p><p>Unions have a long history of campaigning for minimum pay increases, higher wages,\u202fand pay\u202fequality \u2013 and winning!\u202f UWU covers some of the lowest-paid workers across Australia. Together\u202fwe\u2019ve\u202fwon historic pay increases that value our work, skills and\u202fexpertise\u202fand\u202freward us properly for it.<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77f142d uwu-full-width section-xs gap-m e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77f142d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9c5fc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa9c5fc\" 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\">WHAT WE\u2019VE WON<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d26bb32 uwu-tabs e-n-tabs-mobile sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"d26bb32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;stretch&quot;,&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal_tablet&quot;:&quot;stretch&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll_mobile&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;,&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal_mobile&quot;:&quot;stretch&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll_tablet&quot;:&quot;enable&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"220642098\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2206420981\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2206420981\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2206420981\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"><\/i>\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tHistoric pay rises since 2023\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2206420981\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2206420981\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-d0df90e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0df90e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3175b06 e-con-full external-link e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3175b06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf6ad2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf6ad2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e1ce6 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61e1ce6\" 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>Pay increases for workers on awards and agreements<\/p><ul><li><strong>Historic pay wins<\/strong> through collective and\u202fmulti-employer\u202fbargaining<\/li><li><strong>Wage growth<\/strong> of an average\u202fof 4.2% for those covered by collective\u202fagreements\u202f\u2013 this may not sound like a lot, but that\u202fmeans\u202fthousands\u202fof dollars a year\u202fin\u202fhigher wages.<\/li><li><strong>Unions campaigned for and won\u202f3.5% increase to the national minimum wage<\/strong> in 2025.<\/li><li><strong>ECEC workers won a 15% historical\u202fpay increase<\/strong> in 2024.<\/li><li><strong>About $12 million in pay rises<\/strong> have been won through our union thanks to the Same Job, Same\u202fPay legislation\u202f\u2013 these laws were fought for by UWU\u202fmembers\u202fand unions across the country making Same Job\u202fSame\u202fPay a reality.<\/li><li><strong>Historic pay increases\u202ffor\u202fUWU\u202fcare\u202fworkers<\/strong>;\u202fpersonal care workers won 13%\u202f(on top of an extra 15%!)<\/li><li>Workers in cleaning, catering and laundries won a <strong>7% pay increase<\/strong><\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\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<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-579a22f uwu-full-width gap-m e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"579a22f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de474b0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de474b0\" 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=\"400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Higher-wages_red-section-image.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-79895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Higher-wages_red-section-image.png 400w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Higher-wages_red-section-image-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Higher-wages_red-section-image-370x463.png 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225eb63 e-con-full uwu-linear-bg e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"225eb63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade8ed3 uwu-editor sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ade8ed3\" 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>We still have more work to do to increase wages for working people. But\u202fit\u2019s\u202fclear that\u202fwhen workers\u202fcome together with their union, we have real\u202fpower,\u202fand we win real change.<\/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<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc3fae uwu-full-width section-xs gap-m e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4bc3fae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8207f82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8207f82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e674f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1e674f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Reconciliation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b834c6 uwu-full-width section-xs gap-m e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b834c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2063316 e-con-full gap-m e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2063316\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1771581 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1771581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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