The ACTU is ready to roll up its sleeves and get to work to help bring about urgently needed government reforms on critical areas including changes to the tax system to make it fairer for all Australians.
We will work with the government, business and community groups to kick start urgent action to grow the economy, create jobs and lift living standards.
We need reforms that will address the challenges our economy faces: an aging population, technological change, global competition and changes to our labour market including new types of unregulated employment such as the ‘sharing economy’” and rising inequality.
In August the ACTU was part of the initial National Reform Summit. Out of that we released the “Building A Better Future” document to our affiliates. This document builds on the joint recommendations that arose out of that first summit.
These include:
Download the media release and reform blue print: ACTU Blue Print for Reform