Rebecca Fawcett elected CPSU national secretary
Rebecca Fawcett was promoted from deputy to national secretary of Australia's public sector union.
Rebecca Fawcett became CPSU national secretary on Thursday. The union's governing council appointed her to replace Melissa Donnelly.
Donnelly was recently elected to head the ACTU. Fawcett is the union's first working single mother in this role.
She is also its fourth woman national secretary. Rebecca Fawcett joined the CPSU in 2001 as an organiser.
She has led major campaigns. These included fights against WorkChoices laws under the Howard government.
In recent years she has focused on protecting public sector jobs. She also pushed back against plans to sell off government services.
The union now focuses on three priorities. The first is keeping public sector work in-house.
The second is strengthening protections around artificial intelligence in government. The third is winning better pay and conditions.
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- Joined CPSU
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Why it mattersFawcett's plans on artificial intelligence and selling government services will shape public sector jobs for years.
AustraliaAustralian public sector workers will have a new chief negotiator pushing their case on pay rises and job security as the union bargains with the federal government.
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