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National Union of Workers

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Founded
  
1989

Affiliation
  
ACTU, IUF

Members
  
90,000

Office location
  
Melbourne, Victoria

National Union of Workers

Full name
  
National Union of Workers

Key people
  
Tim Kennedy, National Secretary

The National Union of Workers (NUW) is an Australian trade union formed in 1989.

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History

The National Union of Workers of Australia was formed by a progressive amalgamation of unions from 1989 onwards in a time when all Australian unions were merging, with varying degrees of success. These unions merged into the one larger union to pool 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 last 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)

    • Coverage

    The National Union of Workers covers workers in the following industries:

  • Warehousing and distribution
  • Food manufacturing
  • Rubber, plastic and cable-making
  • Dairy
  • Cold storage
  • Poultry, fish and game processing
  • Skin and hide
  • Wool
  • Oil
  • Pet food
  • Pharmaceutical manufacturing
  • Milling
  • Market research
  • Merchandising and sales representatives

    • References

    National Union of Workers Wikipedia
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