About Unions

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

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What is a union?

Unions are organisations run by workers to help employees at work.

Unions: how might the next generation of workers get involved?

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

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