United Workers Union successfully defended members’ rights to cultural ceremonies and family responsibilities, forcing employers to accommodate these essential obligations and establishing important precedents for future cases.
Through members taking action back by our unionÕs expert legal team, United Workers Union won secure jobs for hundreds of precariously employed workers. At Americold Victoria, we forced the company to directly employ 50 casual labor hire workers while at VIP Plastic Packaging, Fair Work Commission proceedings won conversion rights for casual labor hire members under their enterprise agreement.
These victories extended across industries – at Crown Melbourne, 700 Silk Hospitality workers won direct employment, ending years of outsourcing. These examples demonstrate how sustained organising backed by our union’s legal expertise can transform insecure work into permanent jobs with full rights and protections.