PM praises Sally McManus and Michele O’Neil as ‘giants’ as they resign from ACTU

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The leadership of the trade union movement is set for a major shakeup after the secretary and president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions announced their surprise departures. The ACTU’s secretary, Sally McManus, and its president, Michele O’Neil, revealed on Monday night they would be stepping down after eight years together. Anthony Albanese described both as personal friends and “giants of the labour movement”. The first all-female leadership team in the ACTU’s 99-year history, the influential pair played a major role in shaping the Albanese government’s workplace agenda. Sign up for the Breaking News Australia email They successfully campaigned for the right to disconnect law, same job, same pay…

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