Who We Are

Our mission at the AUU is to protect the common interests of the 750,000+ Australians who are currently unemployed.  By organising and sharing our experiences and common grievances, as unemployed Australians we can fight back against the endless attacks being launched against us. Only by fighting together can we force the Australian government to create a fair and humane welfare system for all.

To protect our welfare state from the government’s ongoing assault, however, it is clear that we will need the help of the wider Australian public. It is for this reason that the Australian Unemployment Union welcomes all those dependent on Centrelink, as well as all those who have jobs, to join our struggle for a fair and humane welfare state.

In fact, establishing a broad community of people who are committed to fighting against the governments brutal treatment of Australia’s most vulnerable – from Trade Unions to other political organisations – is an essential step if we are to achieve our objectives.

 Join us and Fight back!

• Volunteer Today

  At the Australian Unemployment Union, we are fighting back against the government’s ongoing attacks on the unemployed and other welfare recipients.
  
  The best way to prevent the Coalition’s heartless attacks on Australia’s most vulnerable is to organise a grass-roots community campaign that will make it impossible for the government to carry through with its policies. The Australian Unemployment Union have created a three-step plan to fight back

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• Cut off your benefit?

  As Centrelink and their hired goons provide as little information as they possibly can on the Rights we have as unemployed Australians, it is important that we go out of our way to understand exactly what we can do if we feel unjustly treated.

  Currently there are highly skilled phone operators and consultants which can assist Unemployed Australians in every state across the country. Please visit our Support page for a full list of all Welfare Support groups.

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Announcements

Membership Drive

Do you want to join our membership drive?

Send your mailing address to contact@unemployedworkersunion.com and we will send you an Activist Pack by mail which includes:

3 x A3 Posters
5 x advocacy hotline business cards
40 x leaflets

  

Are your mutual obligation activities fair?

Many unemployed workers are being forced to do things that, according to the letter of the law, they do not have to do.

Have a look below at the Government’s official jobseeker requirements tables to ensure the mutual obligation requirement activities your are being told to do by your job agent are fair.

For a guide to the deliberately confusing jargon and acronyms, click here.

Are you doing something you don’t have to? Check below: