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About Unions

What are unions? How have they benefitted Australian workers? Becoming a union member.

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ACTU Worksite ACTU Congress 2012

What is a union?

Unions are organisations run by workers to help employees at work.
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ACTU Worksite Union Achievements

Union achievements

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ACTU Worksite the future of work

Union membership – next gen workers

Unions: how might the next generation of workers get involved?
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ACTU Worksite Ged Kearney

Women in unions

A recent survey of women’s participation in unions shows that women are active in their unions, especially at the workplace level.
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ACTU Worksite union structure

Union structure

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What is the ACTU?

The ACTU has 46 affiliated unions and represents around 2 million Australian workers.
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ACTU Worksite quiz

ACTU quiz

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