03/06/2025
Effective from 1 July 2025, minimum and Modern Award wages will surge by 3.5%, delivering a crucial $35.05 weekly boost to minimum wage earners, lifting their pay to $947.95 per week, an annual pay boost of $1666 if working on a full-time basis.
11/04/2025
Australian Unions have released a new report outlining how workers would be $8,000 worse off by now, if Peter Dutton had achieved his goal of blocking the Government’s major reforms to get wages moving.
09/04/2025
SA Unions is launching SA Young Workers in response to a disturbing rise in workplace injuries among young South Australians. In partnership with EML Group, a leading manager of personal injury claims, the centre will focus on equipping young workers with the knowledge and support they need to stay safe at work—before they get hurt.
20/02/2025
20/02/25 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SA Unions welcomes today’s landmark announcement by the Albanese and…
11/02/2025
New data from the ACTU reveals that over 85,000 South Australian workers could be impacted…
26/08/2024
South Australian workers are set to benefit from significant new workplace rights that come into effect today, following the passage of the ‘Closing Loopholes’ legislation by the Albanese Labor Government in February. These changes represent a major victory for working people, delivering fairness and security during a cost-of-living crisis.
01/07/2024
The increase in wages from the Annual Wage Review along with the Albanese Government’s cost-of-living tax bonus will mean that combined, a cleaner will take home an extra $44 per week. A forklift driver will now take home an extra $46 per week. A community service worker will take home an extra $48 per week.
11/06/2024
On this World Day Against Child Labour, SA Unions and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA) are jointly calling on the South Australian Government to take decisive action to protect children by legislating a minimum working age.
05/06/2024
Landmark work health and safety reforms pass state parliament today, empowering workers with the ability…
29/02/2024
From today, workers will be represented on new industry skills councils, signaling a seismic shift away from corporate cronyism, towards a skills and training system that can adequately meet our states’ future economic and industrial needs.