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• About unions
  • What is the ACTU?
  • What is a union?
  • Union structure
  • Union achievements
  • Sally McManus, ACTU Secretary
  • Ged Kearney, ACTU President
  • Bob Hawke former ACTU President
  • Jennie George first female ACTU president
  • Margot Robbie talks about how unions have helped her
  • Opposing conscription in World War One
  • ACTU quiz
  • Child labour quiz
  • Industrial action
  • Tolpuddle Martyrs 1830
  • Sharan Burrow, former ACTU President
  • Union membership – next gen workers
  • Union membership – 1.6 million Australians
  • Shearer’s Strike 1891
  • Child labour
  • Union Aid Abroad APHEDA
• Australian Curriculum Links
  • The Harvester judgement and Australia’s minimum wage
  • The history of child labour: from farm to factory
  • Australian Curriculum Links
  • Wages through the ages: a brief history of pay
  • Eight hour day: work, rest and play
  • Opposing conscription in World War One
  • Tolpuddle Martyrs 1830
  • Shearer’s Strike 1891
• Bullying
  • Tragic end for teen bullied at work
  • Bullying quiz
  • Workplace bullying
• Equality
  • Wave Hill 50 years on – media coverage
  • Why did the Gurindji people take a stand?
  • Wave Hill sources and resources
  • Wave Hill walk-off – 50 years ago
  • Where is Wave Hill and Wattie Creek?
  • Who was involved in the Wave Hill walk off?
  • What is the legacy of the 1966 stopwork?
  • The gender pay gap
  • Women in unions
  • Equal pay for work of equal value
  • Before equal pay
  • Australian Human Rights Commission
  • Discrimination
• First job
  • What is work?
  • 10 Step Plan to Your First Job
  • National Skills Needs – An A to Z of opportunities
  • Discover your dream job
  • What does your online self say about you?
  • Unpaid trial work
  • Apprenticeship or traineeship. Which way should you go?
  • Unemployment
  • Christmas casual jobs
• Future of work
  • Industries Quiz
  • Job trends and growth industries
  • Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Industries
  • Union membership – next gen workers
• Leave
  • The history of annual leave
  • The language of leave
  • Leave and back pay quiz
  • Working on public holidays
• Pay
  • The Harvester judgement and Australia’s minimum wage
  • Young worker blows the whistle on underpaid staff
  • When an internship becomes unpaid work
  • Equal pay for work of equal value
  • Before equal pay
  • Cash-in-hand
  • Equal pay quiz
  • 20 year old retail workers to get adult wages
  • Wages through the ages: a brief history of pay
  • Youth and entry level wages
  • Unpaid trial work
  • 100% pay if you are over 18
  • Leave and back pay quiz
  • Contract work and Labour Hire
  • Back pay
  • Award wages
  • The problem with internships
  • It’s not too kind to get paid in kind
• Rights at work
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Cash-in-hand
  • Equal opportunity
  • Eight hour day: work, rest and play
  • What is sexual harassment?
  • Sexual harassment should not be on the menu
  • Man dies at chicken factory
  • Fair Work Commission
  • Tattoos, piercings and hair on your face
  • Fashion statements at work
  • Australian Human Rights Commission
  • Contract work and Labour Hire
  • Workplace bullying
  • Fair Work Ombudsman
  • Back pay
  • Discrimination
  • The problem with internships
  • Unfair dismissal
  • Qatar World Cup 2022
  • National Employment Standards
  • Rights rap tune – Day 2 Day Work
• Safety
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Safety at work
  • Asbestos
  • Fatigue, stress and injury in the workplace
  • Qatar World Cup 2022
• Superannuation
  • Superannuation quiz
  • What is superannuation?
• Uncategorized
  • 1: Are you ready for a job?
  • 2: No experience? Don’t panic!
  • 3: Going pro
  • 4: Starting your job search
  • 5: Job application essentials
  • 6: Ace the interview
  • 7: Watch out for unpaid work
  • 8: Workplace rights and responsibilities
  • 9: Getting paid!
• Work experience
  • Hints and help for work experience
  • Questions to ask at work experience
  • Get your work experience diary