Trade Unions

Website of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA). The Alliance is an amalgamation of the Australian Journalists Association (AJA), Actors Equity of Australia and the ATAEA, which represents workers from technical and entertainment industries.

Professional trade union in Australia.

Union body representing 2.5 million trade union members. Contains policies, resolutions, decisions, media releases, speeches, links, search, campaign information, affiliated union details, member services.

The LHMU represents more than 150,000 workers in the hospitality, tourism, manufacturing, property services, health & community service sector.

AMWU members include production and trade workers in metals and engineering, automotive, printing, food processing and confectionery manufacturer. Some technical, professional, supervisory and administration/clerical employees in the various arms of manufacturing, engineering and science are also members.

National office site of the ASU representing local government, airline, utilities, information technology, social and community services, clerical and administration, transport and travel, and call centre industries.

National electrical division of the CEPU. Provides links to state divisions and the latest news about the industry.

The Union representing communications, electrical, electronic, energy, information, postal, plumbing and allied services workers.

The main trade union in construction, forestry and forest products, mining and energy production.

The federal office of State based public service unions. 200,000 members covering everyone from prison officers to university staff.

The homepage of the Australian union which covers employees in banking, investments and insurance.

Provides information and advice to help IT workers in understanding their rights as employees within the workplace. Contains an online news service covering issues and campaigns of interest for IT Workers in Australia. Run by the Labor Council of New South Wales.

MUA represents 10,000 Australian stevedoring workers, seafarers and, as a key affiliate of the International Transport Workers' Federation, 320,000 of the world's seafarers.

Australian union for workers in academia and related industries.

The SDA is the largest trade union in Australia with more than 230,000 members. It has branches in every state and provides a very comprehensive range of services which are available to all full-time, part-time or casual employees who are union members.