Joining the Union Means Sticking Together for a Better Deal
The Union specialises in negotiating Union Collective Agreements for members. To negotiate a collective agreement it is best to have all workers on site in the Union.
Typical Union Collective Agreements are negotiated by the Union with the involvement of elected workplace representatives. Meetings are conducted regularly with members on site and the employer until an agreement is reached.
Joining the Union Means Higher Wages
Wages are the bread and butter of workers ande the facts are that if you are not in a Union you are probably only getting minimum wage adjustments if anything at all.
Union members who have collective agreements have better wages and conditions on average than non-union members.
Many of the conditions that you enjoy today were won by the Union including annual leave, the 17.5% annual leave loading, penalty rates, sick leave, the 38 hour week, your allowances and industry superannuation.
Some typical Collective Agreement wage improvements in the last two years are listed below:
| 18% over 3 years |
7% |
1st year | 6% |
2nd year | 5% |
3rd year |
| 15% over 3 years |
5% |
1st year |
5% |
2nd year |
5% |
3rd year |
| 14% over 3 years |
7% | 1st year |
4% |
2nd year |
3% |
3rd year |
| 12% over 3 years |
4% |
1st year |
4% |
2nd year |
4% | 3rd year |
| 9% over 3 years |
3% |
1st year |
3% |
2nd year |
3% |
3rd year |
| $60.00 over 2 years |
$30.00 |
1st year |
$30.00 |
2nd year |
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| $50.00 over 2 years |
$25.00 |
1st year |
$25.00 |
2nd year |
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| 4% over 1 year |
4% |
1st year |
Joining the Union Means Better Conditions at Work
Typical improvements in working conditions achieved through Union Collective Agreements in the last two years include:
- Underpayment of wages cases
- Re-classification of workers
- Finding jobs for retrenched and sacked workers
- COnducting safety inspections
- Involving the workplace ombudsman
- Checking payslips and wages
- Limited industrial advice for family members
- Getting sacked members reinstated
- Electing shop stewrads/Union delegates and Enterprise COnsultative Committee (ECC) representatives
- Recovering unpaid redundancy pay for members
- Discrimination and equal employment opportunity issues
- Election of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Representatives
- Establishment of ECCs
- Specialist industrial law advice
Joining the Union Means Better Services
Industry Superannuation - Brought to you by your Union
Contact the Union's First Super Coordinators or visit the First Super website at www.firstsuper.com.au
Union Shopper - Big savings on just about anything
Union Shoppers' purchasing power has provided real benefits and real savings to union members for over 30 years.
Visit: www.unionshopper.com.au or call 1300 368 117
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ShopRite - for WA members
ShopRite provides the same service as Union Shopper for union members in Western Australia.
Visit www.shoprite.com.au or call 1300 650 214
