National Union of Storeworkers, Packers, Rubber and Allied Workers
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| Full name | National Union of Workers |
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| Founded | 1989 |
| Members | 90,000 |
| Affiliation | ACTU, IUF ALP (excluding NSW branch) |
| Key people | Tim Kennedy, National Secretary |
| Office location | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
| Website | www.nuw.org.au |
The National Union of Workers (NUW) is an Australian trade union formed in 1989.
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:
The National Union of Workers covers workers in the following industries:
The NUW is one of the most powerful unions in the Australian Labor Party and its national Labor Right faction. It is generally a member along with other right-wing unions of the various state Labor Right factions that make up the national Labor Right faction. However it makes up its own Labor Right faction in Victoria called Labor Action and in Queensland called Labor Unity (also known as the Old Guard).
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