Electrical workers play a crucial role in helping run communities - working evenings, weekends and other off times to make sure your electricity stays on.

They deserve better pay and safer working conditions and Transgrid need to make that happen.

If the power stays up, so

Otis and KONE elevator workers have joined in the wave of Tassie workers seeking parity with mainland workers for doing the same job, having commenced banning attending after-hours calls and starting work bans with half a day off this Friday.

Media release: Engineered stone ban will save lives

🧟‍♀️🧛🧟‍♂️Forget your ghosts and your skeletons this halloween, here are some of the scariest things Aussie sparkies face on the job!

If any of these happen to you at work, call your union!

The ETU National is talking about the energy transition and how labour hire is being used just to cut wages. They are arguing that apprentices must be covered by the laws so they do not miss out

Today we find out mining companies - Gina Rinehart, BHP, Rio, Glencore are spending $24mil to try to stop workers getting better rights. The Albanese Govt’s “Closing the Loopholes” Bill will be voted on - who will the xbench & Coalition support - mining companies or workers?

The ACTU stands unequivocally with First Nations people’s yesterday, today and tomorrow. Where there is injustice and inequality we will be will be there for as long as it takes.

The ETU supports a Voice to Parliament in the upcoming referendum.

'The ETU fights every day to give our members the voice they need to enforce their rights and build a better life. Exactly the same principles underpin the Voice to Parliament,' said Michael Wright.

#Yes23

Walk for yes in Sydney #yes23

QANTAS WORKERS WIN! The High Court has unanimously dismissed Qantas’ appeal over the illegal outsourcing of 1700 workers.

This is a massive victory for the workers who have not stopped fighting for justice since they were outsourced.

The Closing Loopholes bill introduced into Parliament today will close the labour hire loopholes used by big businesses like Qantas to drive down wages and conditions. Hear from ACTU Secretary Sally McManus on #abc730 .

Elecnor’s wage exploitation of migrant workers on one of Australia’s biggest renewable electricity transmission projects has attracted international attention from the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.

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'The exclusion of apprentices from the Same Job Same Pay regime is incredibly disappointing. We have historical low completion rates of apprentices in Australia and a big issue is wages,' said ETU National Secretary Michael Wright.

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I read the booklet! #yes23 #UluruStatement #TheVoice

“It’s absurd that the government has overridden its own policy, its stated commitment to reducing emissions and the party’s platform to protect an industry that inaction on climate will ultimately decimate if we do not act.- CEPU SA Secretary John Adley

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At Labor’s recent national conference, the ETU led a successful motion demanding the Commonwealth government invest big money to support domestic clean technology industries.

The AMWU SmartEnergyCouncil LEAN Australia Rewiring Australia David Roberts Australian Unions
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The ETU national team pledging to vote YES to a Voice to Parliament in front of a beautifully restored ETU banner from 1922. We want to stand on the right side of history, and we hope you will too! #yes23 #unionsforyes Australian Unions Yes23

The Electrical Trades Union ETU National has been a staunch and long-term term anti-nuclear union.

Thank you, National Secretary Michael Wright, for backing the #nuclearban 👏