By your side in 2026
23 December 2025
Every improvement is won when we stand shoulder-to-shoulder — at the bargaining table, on the job and out in our communities.
Our union is now stronger than ever, welcoming over 5,000 new members across our industries and reaching a membership milestone. As we celebrate these successes, we are determined to further advance members’ rights at work and in society into the new year and beyond.
In 2025, we:
• Won a 3.5% pay rise for three million award workers
• Made portable long service leave a reality for community, not-for-profit, and disability workers in NSW
• Recovered over $7 million in wages for members
• Fought to protect and improve the SCHADS Award, with thousands of ASU members coming together, pushing back on big business lobby AIG’s push for severe pay cuts of up to $900 per week
• Secured paid placements for social work students and made fee-free TAFE a reality for disability and community services students
• We stood alongside Baby Priya’s mum, an ASU member who successfully campaigned to pass Priya’s Law - a landmark reform she championed after the tragic loss of her child. This law ensures compassionate, fair treatment for parents in similar circumstances.
• We celebrated landmark renters’ rights – and the end to no-grounds evictions
• Delivered job security across public and private sectors with new workplace laws and enterprise agreements delivering stronger job security, better conditions and better pay in Trains, Water, Shipping and Airlines agreements
As we look ahead to 2026, our
priorities are clear: protecting and improving pay and conditions,
strengthening job security and growing our movement so every workplace has
strong ASU representation. I invite you to stay involved — bring a colleague
with you, share your story, and keep backing your union. Together, we will keep
building a fairer future.
See more of the 2025 highlights and our End of Year video here .