{"id":29572,"date":"2021-08-11T11:38:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T01:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/?page_id=29572"},"modified":"2025-10-14T16:55:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T05:55:23","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29572\" class=\"elementor elementor-29572\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a4214 uwu-full-width section-xs gap-m e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56a4214\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4938b26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4938b26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92366b1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92366b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About United Workers Union<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bba2a4 e-con-full gap-m e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bba2a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee59ceb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee59ceb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ec8a0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6ec8a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are United Workers Union, a trade union representing over 150,000 workers in 45+ industries \u2013 including early childhood education and care, aged care, hospitality, logistics, manufacturing, and more. Learn more about the industries we cover <a href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/who-we-are\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>We fight across all industries for better wages and conditions, secure jobs, and safe and inclusive workplaces. You can learn more about the issues we\u2019re fighting for <a href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/the-issues\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>United Workers Union members never stand alone. Members get access to legal support, trained delegates, health &amp; safety representatives, and the collective power of one of Australia\u2019s biggest unions.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/development.uwu.org.au\/staging\/why_join\/\">Learn more about the benefits of joining the United Workers Union here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156965f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"156965f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec82963 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ec82963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/346998818?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64665a9 uwu-full-width section-xs gap-m e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64665a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f5e49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"50f5e49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ab43e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79ab43e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The history of the United Workers Union<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f0ee8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6f0ee8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4242f5c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4242f5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The United Workers Union has a long history \u2013 being a successor of the Watchmen, Caretakers and Cleaners Union of New South Wales (W.C.C.U), which was first established in 1910.<\/p><p>The W.C.C.U allowed workers from industries that weren\u2019t represented by other trade unions to join \u2013 making it one of the first Australian unions to represent several highly casualised and isolated industries.<\/p><p>In 1915 the W.C.C.U amalgamated with the Victorian branch \u2013 changing the unions name to the Federated Miscellaneous Workers\u2019 Union (fondly called the \u2018Missos\u2019) to represent the broad range of industries the union covered.<\/p><p>Members of the Missos played a key role in winning some of the conditions we might take for granted today \u2013 like paid sick leave, annual leave, and the forty-hour work week.<\/p><p>After more than 100 years and several amalgamations (the largest being the recent amalgamation of United Voice and the National Union of Workers), what was once the W.C.C.U is now the United Workers Union \u2013 one of Australia\u2019s largest unions, with more than 150,000 members in 45+ industries.<\/p><p>Throughout our history, we\u2019ve shown when working people come together, we win. Today, our diversity of membership and coverage is our collective strength &#8211; allowing us to take on the major challenges our members face and win big, long-term outcomes.<\/p><p>United Workers Union members continue to fight for what\u2019s right. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UnitedWorkersOz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Click here<\/a> to follow our Facebook page to stay up to date on current campaigns our members are involved in.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ddfdf uwu-full-width section-xs gap-m e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17ddfdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14c8440 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14c8440\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b0bc9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42b0bc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">why you should join United Workers Union<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9b47a e-con-full gap-m e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d9b47a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1846f5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1846f5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72162cf elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"72162cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBetter Pay and Conditions\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Union members stand together for better pay and conditions, respect, and job security. <\/p>\n\n<p>Australian workers who are union members earn on average <b>$250 more every week.<\/b> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7539ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7539ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2faf027 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"2faf027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-friends\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTraining, Community &amp; Information\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Members have access to  exclusive training and development designed to support you at work. <\/p>\n\n<p>Being  union also gives you access to a community of workers and expert information when you need it. <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8469a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f8469a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4d252 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"6c4d252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJoin a Movement that Wins\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you\u2019re union, you\u2019re part of a national movement with a long history for standing up for what is right. <\/p>\n\n <b>If you want a fairer Australia, joining your union is the best way to make a difference.<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aeaab7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7aeaab7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd66aad elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"bd66aad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hands-helping\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBack up and Support at Work\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you face poor treatment \u2013 like unfair dismissal, safety issues or harassment at work it\u2019s important to be union. <\/p>\n\n<p>At worksites across the country UWU Delegates, leaders and Health and Safety Reps have your back.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38abe99 uwu-full-width section-xs gap-m e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38abe99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c6dbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42c6dbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b453559 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b453559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join your union<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f375e43 scheme_dark sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f375e43\" 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