United Voice aged care members welcome you to our website.
A Fair Share for Aged Care means thousands of aged care workers, their residents, clients, communities and colleagues, campaigning together across Australia to make:
• Government prioritise our industry; and
• Urge our employers to work with us on solutions.
Right now that means:
• Using our Low Paid Bargaining, our case in Fair Work Australia, to force our employers to bargain with us and to make the government fund our wage increases;
• Using the Pay Equity case in Fair Work Australia to win fair pay for those working in the community;
• Working through the Productivity Commission Inquiry process to ensure that a reformed aged care system is achievable and sustainable; and
• Making sure politicians know that aged care reform without fixing wages, workloads, training and recognition for staff is just not workable.
Latest News
Heather Jackson meets with MPs!
A few weeks ago, I travelled down to Canberra to meet with 12 MPs to discuss 
United Voice Members win a Christmas Bonus
On 5 separate occasions and over 12 months Blue Care and Wesley Mission management have been refusing to
Direct Care Allowance offer doesn't cut it!
On Wednesday the 23rd of November, United Voice met with Blue Care and Wesley
Survey of Mature - Age Workers in Aged Care
A research project is currently underway on the experiences of women aged 45+ who
We want 'just' wages
One of the sector's leading unions is quickly losing faith in the Australian industrial
Blue Care refuses to honour Direct Care Allowance for PCs
Click here to read the latest member update relating to Blue Care and the Direct Care Allowance:
Aged Care Reform Must Include Workforce Reform
Today's Productivity Commission's report, Caring for Older Australians, reiterates
Industry committee meet to plan the future for aged care and DCA Update
United Voice Aged Care delegates from over the state met on Wednesday 13th July for
Direct Care Allowance Update
After giving Blue Care management plenty of opportunities to demonstrate otherwise,
Government commits to fair support for community sector
In its submission to the Social and Community Sector equal pay test case, the
Direct Care Allowance
Please click on the below link to view the latest letter from United Voice to Blue Care:
Big Win for Community Care Workers
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All Women want is a Fair Wage - The Daily Telegraph
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Low Paid Bargaining decision made for Residential Aged Care Workers
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Media Release
Today, United Voice National Secretary Louise Tarrant is joined by Aaron Depiazza, an aged care worker in Perth, to talk about
Low Paid Bargaining Decision to be Handed Down Tomorrow
In a surprising turn of events, Fair Work Australia (FWA), will hand down an early
Aged Care members take their story to the airwaves
As the Productivity commission continues its hearings into the aged care sector across the country, United Voice members are
United Voice members one step closer to groundbreaking decision in community sector
United Voice community care members are currently involved in a landmark legal case that argues workers in the Social and
New Aged Care training grants now available
The Federal Government has delivered on its pre-election promise to provide more funding for aged training with the
Kerri tells her story from aged care case
Hi my name is Kerri Anderson. I am a personal care worker in aged care facility in Queensland. I am also an United Voice delegate. Six months ago, I lodged our application for Low Paid Bargaining at Fair Work Australia in Sydney.
I will be reporting from the court for the next few days.
Case update day two
Hi Kerri here again with my update from Fair Work Australia.
Case update day three
Today we started to hear from aged care workers, telling Fair Work Australia about the realities of being an aged care worker
Aged Care workers uniting to win a fair share
Aged Care workers including those who work with our elderly in residential, respite and community settings are not getting a fair share.
We know what the crisis is about because we deal with it every day at work.
