Campaigns Archives - Unions NSW

UNION WIN: Teachers deal honoured

The State Government has pledged to combat the attraction and retainment crisis facing our schools by ensuring NSW teachers will be some of the highest paid in the country.

by Jack Williams / in Campaigns, Current worker resources

Unions for Yes

The Australian union movement has a long tradition of standing in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We’re proud to be continuing that tradition this year by supporting the campaign for constitutional recognition.

by Jack Williams / in Campaigns, Current campaigns

NRL: Front up to footy players

As of July 2023 negotiations have been going for 20 months. Unfortunately, throughout this 20-month process, the NRL has demonstrated total disregard for the fundamental principles of collective bargaining and good-faith negotiations.

by Jack Williams / in Campaigns, Current campaigns

Pay them what they're worth

NSW can be a state that recognises the value of it’s essential workers by providing good pay and conditions, not just to ensure high quality public services, but because it is the right thing to do. We can make the treatment of essential workers a defining issue that ALL parties must act on.

by Jack Williams / in Campaigns, Current campaigns

Why are the trains free?

Rail workers will open and turn off Opal gates at train stations between Monday 21 and Friday 25 November, which means public transport on trains which use the Opal network will be free across NSW.

by Jack Williams / in Campaigns, Current campaigns

Why are NSW nurses and midwives on strike?

Hundreds of nurses and midwives will stop work next week to take part in a mass meeting of NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) members, furious at the NSW government’s failure to address the urgent need for shift by shift staffing ratios.