UWU prepares a submission for the Annual Wage Review each year on behalf of our membership.
A significant proportion of UWU members are directly reliant on modern awards.
Our membership is diverse, including employees in aged care, home care and disability support, contract security and cleaning, childcare and teacher aides, ambulance workers, logistics, farming, manufacturing, food production, hospitality and market research.
In 2025, UWU advocated for a 4.5% increase to minimum wages, using economic and industrial analysis, as well as case studies from award-reliant members.
If you want to learn more about the detail, we’ve provided the entire submission as a download.