join the union

The best guarantee of workers' rights is for workers to organise together in a union. These are some of the unions you can join.

victoria

Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union
Australian Education Union
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
Australian Nursing Federation
Australian Services Union - Authorities & Services
Australian Services Union - Private Sector
CEPU T&S - Communication Division
CFMEU Construction
CFMEU FFTS - Furnishing Trades
CFMEU Forestry
CFMEU Mining & Energy
Commonwealth Public Sector Union - SPSF Group
Communication Workers Union
Electrical Trades Union
Finance Sector Union
Flight Attendants' Association
Health & Community Services Union
Health Services Union
Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union
Maritime Union of Australia
Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance
Medical Scientists & Victorian Psychologists Association
National Tertiary Education Union
National Union of Workers
Plumbers Union
Rail Tram & Bus Union
Textile Clothing & Footwear Union
United Firefighters Union Victoria
Victorian Independent Education Union

Victorian Trades Hall Council
Victorian Trades Hall Council Health & Safety Unit

australia

Australian Council of Trade Unions
Queensland Council of Unions
South Australia Unions
Unions New South Wales
Unions Western Australia
Victorian Trades Hall Council

global unions

ITUC
ICFTU APRO
WFTU

global union federations

EI - Education
ICEM - Mining & Energy
IBW - Building & Wood
IFJ - Journalists
IMF - Metal Workers
ITF - Transport Workers
ITGLWF - Textiles & Clothing
IUF - Food, Farms & Hotels
PSI - Public Service

asia pacific union centres

Aotearoa New Zealand NZCTU
Australia - ACTU
China - ACFTU
China Labour Bulletin
China Labor Watch
China Hong Kong - HKCTU
China Hong Kong - IHLO
India - INTUC
India - CITU
Indonesia - SBSI
Japan - RENGO
Korea - KCTU
Malaysia - MTUC
Nepal - GEFONT
Pakistan - APFUTU & APFOL
Philippines - KMU
Thailand - TLC
Vietnam - VGCL

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