{"id":80212,"date":"2026-02-26T11:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/?page_id=80212"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T00:28:37","slug":"our-wins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/our-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Wins"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"80212\" class=\"elementor elementor-80212\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f62c25 uwu-full-width section-xxs e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f62c25\" 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-5082c95 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5082c95\" 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\">Our Wins<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dfe812 e-con-full gap-m e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dfe812\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3afad5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3afad5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9291d41 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9291d41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4bc226 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4bc226\" 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>Whether you work for a large company, for a government or non-profit organisation, or a small business, your union has your back. We look out for one another and share our experiences at work so that when things aren\u2019t going right, we can make change.<\/p><p>In 2025, we won back more than $10 million in underpayments for our members, finalised 383 workplace agreements and delivered average wage increases of 3.56% which is higher than the national average. Below are some of our most recent wins in our largest industries.<\/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-cdea33b elementor-hidden-laptop sc_layouts_hide_on_wide sc_layouts_hide_on_desktop sc_layouts_hide_on_notebook e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cdea33b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e59a891 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e59a891\" 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-de7c176 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"de7c176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;],&quot;container&quot;:&quot;#list-of-wins&quot;,&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:&quot;.exclude-from-toc&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-dot-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tSome Recent Wins\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__de7c176\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c10eeee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c10eeee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"list-of-wins\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3597c130 e-con-full external-link e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3597c130\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/media-release\/school-cleaners-win-respect-as-nsw-ends-decades-of-contracting-chaos\/\" aria-label=\"Higher Wages\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fefda83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fefda83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da69b75 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2da69b75\" 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\">School cleaners in NSW brought back in-house after decades of contracting chaos<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c3157 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0c3157\" 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>Hundreds of school cleaners are now employed directly by government schools in News South Wales, instead of through external companies \u2013 an achievement that has vastly improved job security, wages and restored dignity for these workers. This campaign finally put an end to contracting companies who cut corners for profit and devalued the input of cleaners as an integral part of any school community. School cleaners in Victoria, who have been overworked and underpaid with insecure contracts are now campaigning for a similar arrangement.<\/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-4f8a1a53 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4f8a1a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n<\/button>\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-6253557b e-con-full elementor-hidden-laptop sc_layouts_hide_on_wide sc_layouts_hide_on_desktop sc_layouts_hide_on_notebook sc_layouts_hide_on_tablet sc_layouts_hide_on_mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6253557b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1627e0e2 e-con-full external-link e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1627e0e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/early-educators-pay-rise\/\" aria-label=\"Higher Wages\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a6b2ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39a6b2ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c6b7998 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c6b7998\" 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\">Full 27% gender undervaluation increase locked in<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78572fc3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78572fc3\" 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\tAfter decades of advocacy, UWU members successfully exposed what we\u2019ve always known: early childhood educators have been systematically undervalued and underpaid due to gender-based inequality in our workforce. The Fair Work Commission officially locked in wage increases of up to 27% for Early Childhood Educators across Australia after successful lobbying and tireless campaigning by our ECEC members! More work is underway on staffing ratios and safety at work and we are determined and encouraged by our recent work to keep fighting the good fight for these essential workers.\n\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-dc01e6e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"dc01e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n<\/button>\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-5f2f567b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f2f567b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ca4635 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56ca4635\" 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=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Full-27-gender-undervaluation-increase-locked-in\u200b-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-81334\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Full-27-gender-undervaluation-increase-locked-in\u200b-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Full-27-gender-undervaluation-increase-locked-in\u200b-600x337.png 600w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Full-27-gender-undervaluation-increase-locked-in\u200b-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Full-27-gender-undervaluation-increase-locked-in\u200b-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Full-27-gender-undervaluation-increase-locked-in\u200b-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Full-27-gender-undervaluation-increase-locked-in\u200b-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Full-27-gender-undervaluation-increase-locked-in\u200b-1170x658.png 1170w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Full-27-gender-undervaluation-increase-locked-in\u200b-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Full-27-gender-undervaluation-increase-locked-in\u200b.png 1944w\" 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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1942b2 e-con-full external-link e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1942b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/media-release\/12-million-pay-boost-from-same-job-same-pay-reforms\/\" aria-label=\"Higher Wages\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-856b85c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"856b85c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b6c2b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4b6c2b\" 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\">$12 million pay boost from Same Job Same Pay reforms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b47e614 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b47e614\" 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>Warehouse workers from labour-hire companies were awarded salaries to match permanent staff, ending the unfair practice of companies using casual workers to undercut existing conditions won by unions. Some workers received pay jumps of up to $30k per year.<\/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-bc4e79f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bc4e79f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n<\/button>\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-bb79779 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb79779\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93355ee sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93355ee\" 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=\"733\" height=\"916\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-million-in-pay-rises.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-81331\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-million-in-pay-rises.png 733w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-million-in-pay-rises-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-million-in-pay-rises-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-million-in-pay-rises-370x462.png 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/>\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<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f4540ef e-con-full external-link e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f4540ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/aged-care-pay-rise\/\" aria-label=\"Higher Wages\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5019dc49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5019dc49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b0c5b97 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b0c5b97\" 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\">Aged Care Work Value Case wins up to 28.5% wage increases<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c2cc44 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58c2cc44\" 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\tThe Aged Care Work Value Case addressed quality of care and respect for workers who have been chronically understaffed, over worked and underpaid. Direct care workers won between 18%-28.5% wage increases between 2023 and 2025 through hard work and lobbying by UWU members.\n\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-26eab362 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"26eab362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n<\/button>\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-731a6991 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"731a6991\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ab555 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ab555\" 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=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/201203_agedcare_qlddelegates_changeagedcare_bannerandcorflutes_MP_1-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-81333\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/201203_agedcare_qlddelegates_changeagedcare_bannerandcorflutes_MP_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/201203_agedcare_qlddelegates_changeagedcare_bannerandcorflutes_MP_1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/201203_agedcare_qlddelegates_changeagedcare_bannerandcorflutes_MP_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/201203_agedcare_qlddelegates_changeagedcare_bannerandcorflutes_MP_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/201203_agedcare_qlddelegates_changeagedcare_bannerandcorflutes_MP_1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/201203_agedcare_qlddelegates_changeagedcare_bannerandcorflutes_MP_1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/201203_agedcare_qlddelegates_changeagedcare_bannerandcorflutes_MP_1-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/201203_agedcare_qlddelegates_changeagedcare_bannerandcorflutes_MP_1-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/201203_agedcare_qlddelegates_changeagedcare_bannerandcorflutes_MP_1.jpg 1999w\" 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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1653dbc2 e-con-full external-link e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1653dbc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fwc.gov.au\/documents\/wage-reviews\/2022-23\/c20231-sub-uwu-310323.pdf\" aria-label=\"Higher Wages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f1af64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11f1af64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d13fe7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d13fe7\" 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\">Historic 5.75% increase to Minimum and Award wages in 2023<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b0000cc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b0000cc\" 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>UWU\u2019s submission to Fair Work, spotlighting our members\u2019 voices and lived experience of earning minimum and award wages during a prolonged cost of living crisis and rising inflation was instrumental in achieving this historic wage increase. Subsequent years delivered increases of 3.75% in 2024. and 3.5% in 2025. Our commitment to improving standards of living through much-needed increases to minimum and award wages means all wages has a flow-on effect that lifts all wages.<\/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-244f671d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"244f671d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n<\/button>\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-d7f4925 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7f4925\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-639dcda2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"639dcda2\" 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=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/CrownBargainingRepTeam-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-49185\" alt=\"Crown Casino Melbourne Bargaining Representative Team outside Fair Work Commission\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/CrownBargainingRepTeam-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/CrownBargainingRepTeam-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w\" 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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ce3b72 e-con-full external-link e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72ce3b72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/articles\/historic-wage-deal-for-6000-public-sector-workers\/\" aria-label=\"Higher Wages\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24592bfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24592bfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa3cad0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fa3cad0\" 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\">25% pay increase for 6000 public sector workers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af6ea9d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2af6ea9d\" 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>Public sector disability and health support workers in South Australia won a 25% pay increase over three years of their workplace agreement. It\u2019s the largest wage increase in Australia\u2019s public sector we\u2019ve ever hear of.<\/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-71a19cd2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"71a19cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n<\/button>\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-5ded372f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ded372f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b48dd2d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b48dd2d\" 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=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/250403_SA-PS-delo-meet_MP-2-scaled-1-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-81332\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/250403_SA-PS-delo-meet_MP-2-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/250403_SA-PS-delo-meet_MP-2-scaled-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/250403_SA-PS-delo-meet_MP-2-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/250403_SA-PS-delo-meet_MP-2-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/250403_SA-PS-delo-meet_MP-2-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/250403_SA-PS-delo-meet_MP-2-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/250403_SA-PS-delo-meet_MP-2-scaled-1-370x247.jpg 370w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/250403_SA-PS-delo-meet_MP-2-scaled-1-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/250403_SA-PS-delo-meet_MP-2-scaled-1-1170x780.jpg 1170w\" 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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56bcf27 e-con-full external-link e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56bcf27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleaningaccountability.org.au\/\" aria-label=\"Higher Wages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-883b2a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"883b2a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d700ecd sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d700ecd\" 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\">Lifting industry standards through the establishment of the Cleaning Accountability Framework (CAF)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ada228 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ada228\" 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\tUWU&#8217;s partnership with the Cleaning Accountability Framework delivered better jobs for more than 1,700 cleaners who clean 56 CAF certified office towers and shopping centres across the country. Our members have had a say in what industry standards should be and how workers can be treated more fairly and valued for their work.\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-a86b166 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a86b166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\">\n    <span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n<\/button>\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-ca211c6 e-con-full elementor-hidden-laptop sc_layouts_hide_on_wide sc_layouts_hide_on_desktop sc_layouts_hide_on_notebook sc_layouts_hide_on_tablet sc_layouts_hide_on_mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca211c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdb679e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdb679e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b02d5d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b02d5d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f81933 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f81933\" 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\">But wait! There\u2019s more\u2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8ec7e0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8ec7e0\" 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>UWU\u2019s campaigning for workplace reform have made real change to workers\u2019 lives and livelihoods, such as portable long service leave and the criminalisation of wage theft.<\/p><p>These pay rises, workplace reforms and health and safety measures for workers run alongside hundreds of campaigns and bargaining at smaller workplaces every year, where UWU members band together to demand respect for the work they do.<\/p><p>Join United Workers Union to discover how you can get involved in negotiating and winning higher wages and better conditions at your workplace.<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44734ae0 uwu-full-width section-xs gap-m e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44734ae0\" 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-15c0dace e-con-full gap-m e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15c0dace\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26021cad sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26021cad\" 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\">STAND UP FOR WORKING PEOPLE<\/h2>\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-943163f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"943163f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30fac1e0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"30fac1e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/join\" aria-label=\"Become a union member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BECOME A UNION MEMBER<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you work for a large company, for a government or non-profit organisation, or a small business, your union has your back. 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