Australian Council of Trade Unions

ACTU

Australian Council of Trade Unions
Founded	May 1927; 97 years ago (1927-05)[1]
Headquarters	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Location	Australia
Key people	Sally McManus (Secretary) Michele O'Neil (President)
Affiliations	ITUC, ALP
Website	www.actu.org.au www.australianunions.org.au

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The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), originally the Australasian Council of Trade Unions, is the largest peak body representing workers in Australia. It is a national trade union centre of 46 affiliated unions and eight trades and labour councils. The ACTU is a member of the International Trade Union Confederation.

The President of the ACTU is Michele O'Neil, who was elected on 28 July 2018. The current Secretary is Sally McManus.