To protect your rights at work the best thing you can do is join a union. Union members
get specialist advice and support from our network of expert staff and
workplace delegates.
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| Protection and Security |
Unions provide professional assistance with:
- Your wages and entitlements
- Unfair treatment and harassment at work
- Work related injuries or illness
- Collective bargaining for better pay and conditions
- Superannuation
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| Cost |
$9 a week or $6 a week for part time employees
*Part-time means earning less than $17,500 per annum
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| Your Rights |
All Australian workers have the right to join a union. Whether you work in a large or small business, in an office or outdoors — there is a union to represent you.
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| Extra Benefits |
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| Better Wages and Conditions |
Union members are in a stronger position to secure higher pay and conditions through collective bargaining. The more workers that are in a union, the better chance they have of getting a good deal.
- Employees that are under a union collective agreement earn on average $100 a week more than other employees.
- Union members also get better sick leave and holiday leave entitlements and are more likely to receive long service leave and paid maternity leave.
- Union members are better trained, have better working conditions, work fewer hours and have more job security.
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| Workplace Health and Safety |
The number one priority of unions is to ensure the safety of their members at work. Evidence shows that union representation makes a difference. Having union members in the workplace increases Health and Safety awareness by up to 70%.
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