SA Unions

SA Unions
Type Peak trade union body
Headquarters 170 Greenhill Road, Parkside SA 5063
Location
Secretary
 Joe Szakacs
President
 Jamie Newlyn
Vice President
 Liz Temple
Parent organisation
 Australian Council of Trade Unions
Website www.saunions.org.au
Formerly called
 United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia

SA Unions is the peak body for trade unions in South Australia. It coordinates political, social, economic, and industrial campaigns between its affiliate members and implements the policies of the Australian Council of Trade Unions in South Australia.

Campaigns

As well as implementing policy within South Australia, SA Unions aims to maximise the union movement's effect in political, social, economic and industrial issues; defend and extend the rights of working people and all disadvantaged members of the community; increase the support and relevance of unions; and provide leadership and co-ordination in issues of broad concern to unions and the community.

During the 2014 State Election, SA Unions ran a targeted campaign of over 190,000 robocalls against Nick Xenophon and his ticket, the Nick Xenophon Team, in response to their policy of reducing penalty rates for weekend workers.[1][2]

Services

SA Unions operates two in-house legal services. The Workers Compensation Service provides free advocacy and dispute resolution to workers undergoing a workers compensation claim.[3]

The Young Workers Legal Service provides free legal assistance to non-unionised workers under the age of 30 who are experiencing an industrial law dispute. The service is staffed by law student volunteers, and has recovered over $1 million in unpaid entitlements since it was created in 2003.[4]

Affiliated organisations

SA Unions is affiliated with 27 unions within South Australia, including the Australian Education Union (AEU), Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU), Australian Services Union (ASU), Australian Workers' Union (AWU), Communications, Electrical, and Plumbing Union (CEPU), Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU), Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union (CFMEU), Maritime Union of Australia (MUA), United Firefighters Union (UFU), and United Voice (UV).[5]

History

The United Trades and Labour Council was central to fundraising and building support for the creation of the Port Adelaide Workers Memorial.[6] SA Unions continues to have representatives on the committee managing the memorial.

References

  1. ↑ "Media Release: Xenophon's plan risks the take home pay of 65,000 working South Australians". www.saunions.org.au. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  2. ↑ Winter, Caroline (2014-03-11). "Mr X union target". ABC Radio. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Workers Compensation Service". www.saunions.org.au. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  4. ↑ Stokes, Katrine (3 January 2012). "Legal service reclaims $1m for ripped-off workers". The Advertiser. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Affiliated unions list". www.saunions.org.au. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  6. ↑ "Workers Memorial: History of the scheme". Daily Herald. 26 July 1918.

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