The Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union was founded in 2014 and formally incorporated in 2015 with Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV), with Association ID: A0062673Z.
The purposes of the association are—
The Australian Unemployed Workers’ Union is established to be a charity whose purpose is to advance social or public welfare and to alleviate poverty or disadvantage by:
engaging in individual advocacy, including the provision of a free national hotline and other information resources, to assist unemployed workers and welfare recipients to protect their rights and dignity while engaging with the welfare system and in accessing other support services
engaging in systemic advocacy and campaigns to improve the rights and dignity of unemployed workers and of welfare recipients
facilitating the collective action of unemployed workers and welfare recipients to engage with Australian society in advancing and protecting their rights and dignity
Below are links to the AUWU Constitution (as ratified by CAV and lodged with the ACNC) and the Safe Organisation Policies and Procedures and AUWU Guiding Principles agreed by the membership.
AUWU Constitution (last amended on 16/06/2024) [PDF, 139 KB] [RTF, 2.5 MB]
AUWU Safe Organisation Policies and Procedures (last amended on 23/09/2022) [PDF, 301 KB] [RTF, 742 KB]
AUWU Guiding Principles [PDF, 427 KB] [RTF, 59 KB]
In 2020, AUWU was registered as a charitable organisation with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).
Current members of the AUWU Committee of Management:
President: Jeremy H (president@auwu.org.au)
Vice President: Catherine C (vp@auwu.org.au)
Secretary: James BH (secretary@auwu.org.au)
Treasurer: Jeremy P (jeremy@auwu.org.au)
Ordinary Member: Avery H (avery@auwu.org.au)
Ordinary Member: Leigh F (leigh@auwu.org.au)