SA Unions

11/06/2026

A future made in Australia must be powered by Australia 🔋

Check out the ETU's plan for Sovereign Power - publicly owned renewable generation to power industry, create skilled jobs, and lower bills for households 👀

The Financial Review is reporting on Sovereign Power.

ETU National Secretary, Michael Wright and Chief Economist at The McKell Institute , Alison Pennington addressed the National Press Club, making the case for Sovereign Power.

We need publicly owned renewable generation and Sovereign Power is just that.Australia has built and delivered electricity before, and we can do it again.

‘The private electricity market alone cannot power Australian industry. Our generation assets are increasingly owned by foreign governments with their own national interests’ - ETU National Secretary, Michael Wright.

You can watch the full Press Club address here -https://iview.abc.net.au/show/national-press-club-address/series/0/video/NC2611C019S00

10/06/2026

Tell her she's dreaming!

Pauline Hanson is not on the side of women. Here’s the record.

🤫Opposed ending pay secrecy, which makes it harder to spot gender pay gaps

🤰 Opposed stronger paid parental leave, which limits support for working families

🍼Opposed expanding affordable childcare, which makes it harder to stay in work

👪 Dismissed paid parental leave as “too generous”, said women might have kids “for the money”

That’s not backing women. That’s holding them back.

Pauline Hanson is not on the side of women. Here’s the record.

🤫Opposed ending pay secrecy, which makes it harder to spot gender pay gaps

🤰 Opposed stronger paid parental leave, which limits support for working families

🍼Opposed expanding affordable childcare, which makes it harder to stay in work

👪 Dismissed paid parental leave as “too generous”, said women might have kids “for the money”

That’s not backing women. That’s holding them back.

04/06/2026

Frontline workers don’t operate in a vacuum.

Every nurse, police officer, teacher, and paramedic relies on a network of workers who support them to do the job.

03/06/2026

Today we commemorate Mabo Day and the end of Reconciliation Week.

On this day in 1992, Eddie Koiki Mabo victory’s in the High Court overturned the myth of terra nullius and paved the way for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land rights.

Eddie was also a proud union delegate for the RTBU.

The Australian union movement has long been strengthened by the leadership of First Nations members who have challenged discrimination and fought for equal rights.

We stand with First Nations workers who are still fighting to break down barriers so that all workers can enjoy equality, safety, dignity, and well-being at work, regardless of their skin colour, ethnicity or cultural background.

To find out more about what still needs fixing to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander comrades, check out our recent submission - link in comments!

02/06/2026

Because of union members, workers on minimum and award wages will see an extra 4.75% in their pay packets from 1 July 🚨

Today’s Annual Wage Review decision directly benefits 3 million workers, and helps all working Australians by lifting the minimum wage floor that union workers bargain from.

The Fair Work Commission has also decided to increase wages by 6% for around 100,000 workers on the lowest award rates.

The last time inflation spiked during the pandemic, it was the lowest-paid workers who suffered the most. With prices on the rise again, this result will help workers keep up with the cost of living and finally start to get ahead.

01/06/2026

AustralianSuper recognises that, when it comes to super, barriers exist for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Find out what they're doing to better meet the needs of First Nations workers.

Read more here: https://www.australiansuper.com/about-us/reconciliation/firstnations

01/06/2026

Come work with us! The Gender Equality team at SA Unions is breaking down barriers to women’s participation in gender-segregated industries.

We’re hiring a Project Officer to provide high-level administrative assistance and project support.

Check out the opportunity here: https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au/members/saunions/project-officer-administration

26/05/2026

Today workers in their unions mark National Sorry Day.

We honour the strength of Stolen Generations survivors and their families. We acknowledge the truth that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were forcibly removed from their families, communities, and Country. The ongoing impacts of removal continue to shape health and life outcomes today.

SA Unions stands with the Healing Foundation to amplify this year’s theme, “From Sorry to Action”.

Almost 30 years after the landmark Bringing Them Home report was tabled in Parliament, only five of its 83 recommendations have been fully implemented.

We back the Healing Foundation’s call for immediate, co-ordinated action to meet the outstanding needs of Stolen Generations survivors and their families.

25/05/2026

It was brilliant to have Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Amanda Rishworth MP join Safe, Respectful Workplaces training last week, run by our Gender Equality team.

Outdated stereotypes and narrow expectations based on gender hurt all workers.

When workers are equipped with tools to recognise and respond to gendered violence and inequality as critical workplace hazards, we can break down barriers and help build a culture where everyone feels welcome and safe.

21/05/2026

The latest private member’s bill from conservative MLC Sarah Game is a direct assault on safe, legal abortion care access.

As the voice for all workers seeking abortion care in SA, SA Unions stress that access to reproductive health services drives gender equality and ensures women’s social, economic, and political equality. Abortion rights are human rights, they are a health care issue that should be between a woman and her medical practitioner.

These restrictions would hit regional and low-income working women the hardest. Politicians should not be able to deny us the healthcare we need.

This is just another example by Game and her former political party One Nation trying to import Trump-style culture wars. We’ve seen what happens overseas when division is allowed to be stoked and inflamed by politicians, and South Australian women won’t stand for it.