Your Rights at Work

Time to deliver!

The Labor Government promised to scrap WorkChoices. It’s time to remind MPs and Senators that they must deliver on their promise and bring in fair and balanced Industrial Relations laws.

Lend your voice to the nationwide campaign to protect our rights at work.

Help keep our TV ads on the air at this critical time.

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I have 4 children between the ages of 18 and 25. The fight is for them. Elizabeth Lyons, NSW more

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Equal rights for construction workers

Thu Aug 28, 2008

Unions have launched a new campaign supporting equal rights for construction workers, and fighting John Howard’s special industrial laws that help big construction companies. Watch now.

The Campaign Continues: new leaflet

Mon May 26, 2008

Download your copy of the four page "Campaign Continues" leaflet here. It talks about what we achieved together at Election 2007, our goals as a movement over the next twelve months, and key dates in the fight for rights at work.

It's time to deliver: new ACTU ad

Mon May 26, 2008

The ACTU has launched a new ad to remind politicians from all parties what the nation said loud and clear at the ballot box: our rights at work are worth fighting for. Watch now.

CAMPAIGN SNAPSHOTS: SUPPORTERS' PICS AND WRITINGS

Sun Oct 21, 2007

From Launceston to Darwin and more, check out some of the pics from our vibrant community campaign. Plus, supporters write about why they support Rights at Work. More.

last update: 28.08.08

Your Rights at Work is an ongoing community campaign spearheaded by unions and the ACTU.

As of 2008, our aims are to achieve a decent legal framework restoring our rights, making sure Labor delivers on its promise to scrap WorkChoices and holding to account companies who attack workers' rights.

The campaign began in earnest in 2005 when the former Howard-Costello Government revealed, for the first time, the full extent of its proposed workplace changes.

The decent system of workplace laws fought for by unions for over a hundred years - fair take home pay, job security, and conditions like leave and penalty rates - were all under unprecedented attack.

On Saturday November 24 2007, Australians rejected the Liberal and National Party Coalition that had viciously attacked our rights at work - and we elected a party that promised to protect them.

The union and community campaign against WorkChoices made all the difference with a range of opinion polls showing industrial relations to be the key issue that turned voters against the Howard-Costello Government.

There were thousands of supporters handing out Rights at Work How to Votes in marginal seats around the country.

Email campaigns, petitions, fundraising to get our message out there and keep the pressure up on all politicians. Forwarding Rights at Work emails to friends and family to give people the facts about the IR laws, and supporting people affected by them.

The 180,000 people on the Rights at Work email list did this for over two years.

The campaign we built together has been groundbreaking and very successful. We need to stay active and keep campaigning in 2008. Join in now. It’s time to deliver Your Rights at Work!

Rights at Work worth fighting for!