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Nov 18, 2025 - Australia's United Workers Union has 150,000 members from 45 industries. We win real change for workers. Join UWU now.

Jul 5, 2024 - After a nearly year-long campaign, the AWU has successfully secured 150 permanent public sector jobs for AWU members in the fight to protect Australia from the...

Jan 5, 2026 - General Motors' Factory Zero resumes single-shift production today after permanently laying off 1,140 workers. Employees say the UAW is failing to fight...

Aug 19, 2025 - Looking back at the long career of Mary Gilmore: AWU veteran, pioneering feminist and celebrated author

Jul 22, 2022 - A domestic workers’ union has denounced the Macau government’s order for all Filipinos in the city to undergo daily Covid-19 tests, calling it...

May 17, 2021

Sep 19, 2022 - Becoming actively involved in Local 569 is a great way to influence decisions, gain leadership experience and meet new brothers and sisters. […]

Oct 13, 2021 - Hydrogen could fuel massive jobs boom, But the zero-carbon fuel source will be squandered if lessons of natural gas not learnt.

Jul 30, 2024 - The Australian Workers’ Union strongly endorses today’s MOU between IFM Investors, Ampol, and Graincorp to explore the establishment of low carbon fuels...

Feb 12, 2020 - AWU calls for more action to help front-line workers and those affected by catastrophic bushfires while in Canberra.

Sep 11, 2023 - Report your Safety Concerns to the Australian Workers' Union. Making sure AWU Members have safe and healthy workplaces is a top priority for our union.

Mar 27, 2023 - The election of a new NSW Labor Government presents a golden opportunity not only for the state's public sector workers to receive fair pay raises and...

Jul 3, 2025 - The AWU has been serving generations of Victorian workers. We're a proud, strong union, dedicated to improving your rights and conditions at work.

Oct 16, 2024 - The AWU wants the Horticulture Award amended to guarantee every worker on every farm is entitled to take home the minimum casual rate of pay.

Feb 7, 2020 - The AWU has again condemned workplace bullying, saying too many workers continue to face bullying and harassment every time they go to work for simply trying...

Aug 7, 2025

Sep 25, 2020 - The Australian Workers’ Union is calling on the Berejiklian Government to stop dragging its heels and introduce new legislation to protect workers from the...

Mar 29, 2023 - The Australian Workers’ Union WA Branch (AWU) is the union for workers in the forestry industry and is the largest union in the South West WA and Great...

Mar 20, 2020 - The Alliance Union is calling on Qantas to reconsider its planned stand down of nearly 30,000 workers, and preserve tens of thousands of jobs.

Dec 16, 2024 - Spring has been a challenging season for the SA branch, with Whyalla GFG continuing to struggle as domestic and international pressures make it difficult for...

Apr 2, 2020 - Gold Coast Lifeguards do an amazing job keeping beach visitors safe. Yet casual Lifeguards aren't offered the same opportunities as permanent ones when it...

Aug 12, 2025 - The AWU has been serving generations of QLD workers. We're a proud, strong union, dedicated to improving your rights and conditions at work.

Mar 4, 2020 - At recent meetings right across Queensland, AWU Queensland Health members overwhelming voted to support putting the agreement to a full vote

Aug 18, 2025 - Plus: Sony wants to keep Bungie on a tighter leash and what exactly happened to Anthem?

Dec 12, 2025 - Ethan Marcotte's book, "You Deserve a Tech Union," provides a mix of practical guidelines and steps that tech workers can take to form a union.

Oct 27, 2020 - The music industry workers’ petition—which demands a penny-per-stream rate and other changes to Spotify’s business model—was signed by Frankie Cosmos,...

Oct 14, 2020 - In a major win for the AWU, The Federal Court has quashed the Registered Organisations Commission’s (ROC) 2017 investigation into the union.

Oct 15, 2023 - There can be few more deserving projects deemed to be truly nation building than the Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme.

Mar 29, 2021 - New EBA to apply to workers on the INPEX offshore facilities.

Mar 31, 2020 - Ai Group and the AWU call on all Australian governments to make every effort to keep the manufacturing industry operating.

Mar 6, 2020 - Yola Bakker is on a mission to change the Pilbara for the better.

Mar 21, 2022 - A recent 60 Minutes episode has outlined disturbing allegations of persistent sexual harassment and assault in the WA mining industry.

Jun 25, 2021 - The AWU is in Canberra again this week in a final push to keep workers safe from silica dust exposure, ahead of the report from the National Dust Disease...

May 29, 2020

Mar 27, 2020 - The AWU's primary concern is, and always will be, your ongoing employment and ability to provide for your families in these tough periods. 

Dec 16, 2024 - Qantas strikes, bargaining in WA, National Conference and Super Powering the Pacific - check out what the AWU has been up to this Spring!

Feb 17, 2022 - Cbus, the largest industry fund for the building, construction industry and allied industries with over 760, 000 members

Apr 26, 2022 - The Australian Workers' Union is now counting down the days until April 28 when the new hourly minimum rate for fruit pickers will come into force.

Sep 11, 2023

Oct 13, 2025 - The Australian Workers’ Union has called on the Commonwealth to make major changes to the PALM Deed and Guidelines, arguing that workers’ pay, safety and...

Sep 11, 2023 - Australia must stand up to China and protect our national sovereignty and local jobs.

Aug 15, 2022 - A long-running national campaign by the AWU and Australian unions for paid family and domestic violence (FDV) leave is set to be rewarded with a new...

Employees at a store in Hadley, Massachusetts, have asked the NLRB to hold a vote over whether to remove Trader Joe’s United from its role as their...

Jun 4, 2020 - A staggering 88 per cent of people agreed that Australia should be making more essential products.

Apr 5, 2020 - In the event that the federal or state governments move towards more severe lock-down scenarios to slow the spread of COVID-19, the glass industry should be...

May 1, 2020 - The AWU has successfully fought off plans by Boral to stand down hundreds of members.

Don’t settle for anything but the best — join Local Union 91! You’ll earn a paycheck while you’re trained in all facets of sheet metal and HVACR work,...

This year the BC Federation of Labour hosted the Western Regional Summer Institute for Union Women, “Equity. Justice. Reconcili-action: Building worker...

Sep 11, 2023 - Australia produces some of the highest quality products available yet our Federal and State Government don’t prioritise Australian products on Australian...

May 14, 2020 - The AWU has written to the Prime Minister Scott Morrison urging him to hold his nerve and stand up to China's bullying tactics on trade.

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Sep 11, 2025 - Unions have been the engine behind nearly every labor protection we take for granted today. like the 40-hour work week, workplace safety standards, paid time...

Dec 14, 2023 - On December 7, large parts of the Closing Loopholes bill passed Federal Parliament, which means some big changes in Australian workplaces.

Dec 13, 2024 - FOSTA is bad, but holding online platforms liable for crimes they know nothing about won’t solve any problems FOSTA, a law addressing sex trafficking on...

Jun 9, 2022 - The AWU calls on the Government to take urgent action to secure Australia's as prices, as employers face increased energy costs of up to $100,000 a day.

Aug 18, 2020 - When BP worker Scott Tracey was suspended and then sacked in 2018 for sharing a joke, he had no idea about the battle he was about to embark on.

Apr 1, 2025 - The past 12 months have seen a significant upswing for our movement.

Oct 14, 2020 - On behalf of the entire AWU, our hearts go out to the family, friends, and workmates of the AWU member tragically killed in Tully in August.

New Delhi [India], March 13: The Northern Railway Workers Union (URMU) organized a special event on March 12, 2025, to celebrate Holi Milan and International...

Mar 11, 2022 - Job security and workplace culture play a crucial role in ending violence against women. But the Morrison Government has again failed Australian women, this...

Mar 7, 2022 - The AWU wants an apology from Senator Michaelia Cash after her government’s highly politicised, five-year-long, union-bashing exercise collapsed.

Dec 3, 2025 - The AWU strives to be a standout employer in the Australian workforce. Read about our employment policies or view our latest financial reports here.

Aug 15, 2022 - Federal Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has moved to curb the worst aspects of the Australian Building and Construction Commission's draconian...

Apr 14, 2020 - The AWU has been in lengthy and detailed negotiations with Rio Tinto, BHP, Sodexo and FMG over new COVID-19 safety arrangements.

Jul 17, 2024 - Union delegates within Australia have won improved rights and protections to support the crucial role they undertake in representing the interests of workers.

Feb 20, 2026 - United Auto Workers members overwhelmingly approved a four-year contract with Volkswagen AG, a groundbreaking win for the union that has struggled to organize...

Nov 6, 2022 - The passing of Ferdinando (Nando) Lelli is a day of great sadness, closing a chapter on one of Illawarra’s greatest labor leaders of modern times.

May 20, 2025 - Amazon employees have reported terrible working conditions. Now, the company is clamping down on labor rights and unionization efforts.

Aug 15, 2022 - The AWU has called on the new Albanese Federal Government to take urgent steps to end the ongoing crisis affecting the soaring price of Australian domestic gas.

Mar 28, 2020 - The Qantas Engineers Alliance Unions have been seeking clarity from Qantas on questions of entitlements during stand downs since they were first announced a...

Oct 13, 2021 - AWU's Dan Walton says Australia’s switch to nuclear-powered submarines means it’s time to reconsider our ban on civil nuclear energy.

The future of the public post office is on the line—take action! For over 150 years, Canadians have relied on Canada Post to stay connected. While many...

Oct 14, 2020 - You have the right to stop work if you feel symptoms of heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

Nov 29, 2022 - Consumers and workers could be caught short after a famous Aussie toilet-paper brand warned that its gas bill will triple next year.

Nov 20, 2019 - Making sure AWU Members have safe and healthy workplaces is a top priority for our union.

Public Services International is a Global Union Federation of more than 700 trade unions representing 30 million workers in 154 countries. We bring their...

Aug 31, 2022 - Workers at the Baiada Steggles Factory in Osborne Park are celebraring their new Enterprise Bargaining Agreement being approved by the Fair Work Commission.AWU...

Aug 26, 2021 - Workplace dust has raised its ugly head again, this time among local communities seriously affected by the infamous red dust around Newman in Western...

Mar 20, 2020 - National Secretary Daniel Walton and CFMMEU Divisional Secretary Paddy Crumlin have challenged employers to do more for workers due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Mar 25, 2021

Nov 14, 2025 - More than 1,000 workers are set to go on strike in dozens of cities, the Starbucks Workers United union says.

Sep 19, 2024 - More than 30,000 Boeing employees began a strike on Sept. 13 at the company’s Commercial Airplanes’ facilities in the Pacific Northwest after union members...

Oct 14, 2020 - Each year 600,000 Australian workers are exposed to silica dust.

At a rally outside Kaldi's headquarters and roastery, Kaldi’s workers from at least eight locations in the area publicly launched their campaign to...

Nov 14, 2025 - The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is a labor union made up of 1.3 million hard-working men and women in the U.S. and Canada. We...

Apr 28, 2022 - Workers at Japanese oil and gas producer INPEX’s Australian offshore and onshore facilities have overwhelmingly backed a new enterprise agreement negotiated...

Sep 22, 2023 - Learn more about UNI Global Union, the worldwide federation for service workers, and how we are helping unions around the world build power.

Jun 19, 2021 - The new temporary visa program will reduce wages and guarantee exploitation of South Easst Asian workers left vulnerable to wage theft and racism.

Jul 21, 2020 - Workers affected by the devastating fire at Sphere Healthcare in Sydney will receive JobKeeper payments directly following the intervention of The Australian...

Feb 9, 2023 - When it comes to the union saving your job, Mick has first-hand experience – it recently saved his!

Sep 30, 2021 - The AWU has called for federal intervention to save hundreds of jobs now under threat at AstraZeneca’s Sydney facility.

Aug 8, 2021 - The AWU members at Alcoa drew a line in the sand and set a precedent that no matter where you work the AWU will have your back and will not back down in face...

Feb 26, 2020 - Bargaining for the new Anglicare Southern Queensland Residential and Home Care Sector Support Workers EBA is kicking off. Have your say!

Aug 14, 2023

May 22, 2020 - The Australian Workers’ Union has been working alongside Federal and State Ministers to ensure gas will play a pivotal role in Australia’s post-pandemic...

Feb 21, 2020 - At the AWU, we want to end the risks of unguarded machinery in the workplace. Too many workers suffer preventable accidents. It's time to guard it or ban...

Join PROSA, Denmark’s top labor association and interest group, uniting over 16,000 IT professionals and students.

May 6, 2024 - The AWU is calling on the government to pass its Net Zero Economy Authority Bill as soon as possible, with minor amendments to ensure it protects the interests...

Dec 17, 2025 - 2025 has been a year that proved exactly why being in the AWU matters.

Oct 30, 2025 - AGMs for AWU WA will be held on Friday 28th November 2025