澳大利亚工会联合会（ACTU）秘书长Sally McManus宣布将从领导职位退下[1][2]。McManus现年54岁[1]，自2017年以来一直领导这一澳大利亚顶级工会组织[2]。根据报道，McManus将于8月末下台[2]。
在McManus与ACTU主席Michele O'Neil的共同领导下，两人推动了五项主要法案和47项新的工人权利立法[1]。这些改革包括远程工作权利、相同工作同等薪酬、零工最低薪酬和条件等措施[2]。O'Neil自2018年以来担任主席[2]，两人组成了ACTU超过半个世纪以来任职最长的领导团队，也是该组织的首个全女性领导组合[2]。创意机构Campaign Edge的创意总监Dee Madigan将McManus称为"该国最好的基层活动家"[1]。
McManus在离职前指出，生活成本、人工智能在工作中的应用和财富不平等是继任者面临的关键挑战[2]。O'Neil也将在未来几个月内离职[2]。目前澳大利亚工会成员约160万人[2]，2024年工会成员比例为13.1%，较2022年的12.5%略有上升[2]。
Sally McManus, secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), has announced her departure from the leadership position, ending nearly a decade at the helm of the country's largest union organization. [1][2] McManus will step down at the end of August, with ACTU President Michele O'Neil following her departure several months later. [2] The pair, who began leading the ACTU in 2017 and 2018 respectively, are the organization's longest-serving leaders in over half a century and constitute the first all-female leadership team. [2]
During their tenure, McManus and O'Neil spearheaded significant workplace reforms. [1][2] Their collaborative efforts resulted in five major legislative packages and 47 new workers' rights measures. [1] The reforms addressed critical workplace issues including remote work entitlements, equal pay for equal work, and minimum wages and conditions for gig workers. [2] McManus is widely recognized for her grassroots campaigning capabilities; creative agency Campaign Edge's Creative Director Dee Madigan has called her "the country's best grassroots organizer." [1]
As the union movement faces new challenges, McManus has identified cost of living pressures, artificial intelligence's impact on employment, and wealth inequality as key issues her successors will need to address. [2] Australia's union membership currently stands at approximately 1.6 million members, comprising around 853,000 women and 726,000 men, representing 13.1 percent of the workforce in 2024, a slight increase from 12.5 percent in 2022. [2]
