1963: The ACTU backs the campaign for wage equality for First Nations workers
About the different union campaigns for wage equality for First Nations workers in Australia in the 1960s.
A Short History of Unions taking Action for Equal Pay!
31 August is Equal Pay Day-Australian unions have a long history of campaigning for gender equality & for the economic independence of women workers.
Emma Miller: Remembering a Union Hero
Learn more about legendary union activist, leader and organiser Emma Miller, who was born on the 26th of June 1839.
Stories of Hope & Change: Muriel Heagney
This is the story of Muriel Heagney, an extraordinary unionist who led a 60-year long campaign for equal pay for working women.
The ACTU’s 1941 Equal Pay Conference
The Australian Council of Trade Unions ACTU campaign for equal pay for women workers started with a conference in 1941.
The Gurindji Strike, 1966
Learn about the Wave Hill walk off and strike in 1966 by the Gurindji people who fought for award wages, land rights and self-determination.
The Harvester Judgement and the Basic Wage
In 1907 the Commonwealth Conciliation & Arbitration Court delivered the famous Harvester Judgement enforcing a basic rate of pay.
Zelda D’Aprano’s Equal Pay Protest
On 21 October 1969, legendary union activist Zelda D’Aprano chained herself to the doors of the Commonwealth Building to protest for Equal Pay! This is her remarkable story.
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