National Union of Workers
| National Union of Workers (NUW) |
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| purpose | labor union |
| Chair: | Charlie Donnelly |
| Establishment date: | 1989 |
| Number of members: | 90,000 (2011) |
| Seat : | Melbourne |
| Website: | http://www.nuw.org.au |
The National Union of Workers (NUW) (German: National Workers' Union ) is an Australian union with 90,000 members and about 140 employees who are employed by it. Its members work in a variety of areas, including around 160 all-Australian, state collective and individual corporate agreements. The NUW is a member of the trade union umbrella organization Australian Council of Trade Unions .
history
The National Union of Workers was formed in 1989 through the merger of six historic unions: Federated Storemen and Packers Union (founded 1912), Federated Rubber and Allied Workers Union (founded 1908), Federated Cold Storage and Meat Preserving Employees' Union (founded 1908), Federated Millers and Manufacturing Grocers Union (founded 1909) Commonwealth Foremen's Association (founded 1912) and United Sales Representatives and Commercial Travelers Guild (founded 1888)
Industry sectors
The NUW covers the following sectors: warehousing and sales; Food making; Rubber, plastic and cable manufacturing; Milk processing; Cold storage; Poultry, fish and game processing; Fur processing; Wool processing; Oil industry; Animal feed industry; Drug manufacturing; Milling; Market research, sales promotion and presentation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ National Union of Workers ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Background , accessed March 7, 2011
- ↑ National Union of Workers ( Memento of the original from February 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : History , accessed March 7, 2011
