澳大利亚工会理事会（ACTU）的秘书长Sally McManus和主席Michele O'Neil宣布离任，为新一代领导层让路。[1]McManus自2017年起担任秘书长，O'Neil自2018年起担任主席。[1]McManus将于8月底离职，O'Neil将在年底前离职。[1]
新领导团队的产生将由ACTU工会成员选举决定，初期空缺将由ACTU执行委员会临时填补，随后通过明年大会选举确定最终人选，该大会将与ACTU百年纪念日同时举行。[1]此举标志着ACTU试图从近期的信誉危机中恢复。ACTU因旗下建筑、林业和海事工会（CFMEU）涉嫌被犯罪分子渗透而面临困难。[1]
对此，澳大利亚总理安东尼·阿尔巴内塞对两位领导人的"不懈倡导"和个人支持表示感谢。[1]O'Neil表示："工人应该拥有一个完全没有任何暴力、腐败或有组织犯罪的工会。"[1]
Sally McManus and Michele O'Neil, the secretary and president respectively of Australia's largest union organization, the ACTU, have announced their resignation from their leadership positions.[1] McManus, who has held the role of secretary since 2017, will step down at the end of August, while O'Neil, who became president in 2018, will depart before the end of the year.[1]
The departures follow nearly a decade of leadership and are intended to create opportunities for a new generation of union leaders.[1] Incoming leadership will be determined through an election conducted by ACTU member unions, with the executive committee filling interim vacancies until a formal election is held at next year's congress, which coincides with the ACTU's centenary celebration.[1] The transitions come as the ACTU faces reputational challenges stemming from corruption allegations involving the Construction, Forestry, Maritime and Energy Union (CFMEU), which has faced scrutiny over alleged infiltration by criminal elements.[1]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expressed gratitude for McManus and O'Neil's "tireless advocacy" and personal support.[1] O'Neil stated that "workers deserve a union that is completely free of any violence or corruption or organised crime."[1]