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The Australian labour movement began in the early 19th century and since the late 19th century has included industrial (Australian unions) and political wings (Australian Labor Party). Trade unions in Australia may be organised (i.e., formed) on the basis of craft unionism , general unionism , or industrial unionism .
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), originally the Australasian Council of Trade Unions, is the largest peak body representing workers in Australia.It is a national trade union centre of 46 affiliated unions and eight trades and labour councils.
The Australian Workers' Union (AWU) is one of Australia's largest and oldest trade unions.It traces its origins to unions founded in the pastoral and mining industries in the late 1880s and it currently has approximately 80,000 members.
This is a list of trade unions in Australia that are registered with the Fair Work Commission. [1] The peak body for unions in Australia is the Australian Council of Trade Unions . Current trade unions
The United Workers Union (UWU) is an Australian trade union.Described as the biggest blue-collar union in Australia, the UWU covers more than 150,000 workers within over 45 industries, including warehousing, defence, hospitality, health, disability support, early childhood education, aged care, logistics and supermarket supply, cleaning, security, farming, manufacturing, and market research.
De Bruyn was previously Senior Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions ACTU and was President of global union federation UNI Global Union from 2010 to 2014. He did not stand for re-election in 2014 and former NSW Branch Secretary Gerard Dwyer was elected National Secretary by the SDA's National Council.
Australian Trade Union Archives is an online resource for archived and present-day material related to industrial organisations in Australia. [ 1 ] It went online in 2002.
The CATU was originally formed in 1907 as the Federated Clothing Trades of the Commonwealth of Australia. [2] The union was created through the merger of a large number of small state- and craft-based trade unions which had been active in Australia since the mid-nineteenth century, including the Cutters and Trimmers Union of New South Wales and the Tailors' Trade Protection Society. [2]