Aug 10, 2026 – 8.00pmThe head of the public sector union will be the new leader of the nation’s union movement, marking the changing face of union membership as the first working mother to head the peak body.An Australian Council of Trade Unions executive meeting on Monday appointed Community and Public Sector Union secretary Melissa Donnelly as its new secretary after Sally McManus announced she was stepping down after a decade in the role.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles