http://www.nuw.org.au/ About the NUW

The National Union of Workers is a large and diverse general Union with members in almost all industries.

We have around 90,000 members and employ approximately 140 staff across all our offices. We represent workers under 160 Federal Awards and various State Awards as well as numerous enterprise agreements.

The main concentrations of NUW membership can be found in the following areas:

   * warehousing and distribution
   * food manufacture
   * rubber, plastic and cable-making
   * dairy
   * cold storage
   * poultry, fish and game processing
   * skin & hide
   * wool
   * oil
   * pet food
   * pharmaceutical manufacture
   * milling
   * market research, merchandising and sales representatives
   * and all casuals and part-time workers in those industries.

The NUW is registered under the Australian and State Industrial Relations Acts and therefore has a legal right to represent its members. Our registered rules and objectives govern our responsibilities.

Origins of the NUW

The National Union of Workers was formed by a progressive amalgamation of unions from 1989 onwards. These unions merged into the one larger union in order to pool together their expertise and resources, so they could provide members with a larger range of quality services.

The six unions which form the NUW were established in the early part of this century and have been at the forefront of workers' achievements for nearly 100 years.

   * Federated Storemen and Packers Union (Est. 1912)
   * Federated Rubber and Allied Workers Union (Est. 1908)
   * Federated Cold Storage and Meat Preserving Employees' Union (Est. 1908)
   * Federated Millers and Manufacturing Grocers Union (Est. 1909)
   * Commonwealth Foremen's Association (Est. 1912)
   * United Sales Representatives and Commercial Travellers Guild (Est. 1888)

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