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Trade unions are organizations formed by workers from related fields that work for the common interest of its members.

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1. Craft unions
2. General unions
3. Industrial unions
4. Staff unions

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History and development of trade unions in Australia 

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History and development of trade unions in Australia 

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The first Australian trade union was established in the late 1820s.
Since the late 1830s, trade unions have spread all over the country.
Between 1850 and 1869, about 400 trade unions were established in Australia.
Women have been actively involved in the trade union movement since the 1870s.
The Australian Labor Party was founded in the 1880s.
In the 1890s, many small and recently formed trade unions collapsed.
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) was established in 1927.

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Protective functions:

Protective functions are such basic functions conducts by an union to protect the employees and ensure basic requirements of them. It includes Hike in wages, ensuring more benefits, secured job etc.. One of the main tools used by trade unions to achieve the above said functions is Collective bargaining. Other tools includes strikes gheraos etc..

External functions:

Apart from the above said basic functions trade unions also provide external functions both financially and non-financially. The external functions are as follows: Financial assistant during strikes and lockouts, Medical facilities during slackness and causalities, education to the children of employees social and religious benefits etc..

Political functions:

To become more strong, unions affiliates them self with political parties. It assist the political parties in form of getting members for enrollment in the party, collecting donations for the party etc. and take the assistance of political party during strikes and lockouts etc..

Social functions:

The functions of trade unions does not limited only within the organization or for the employees alone. It also takes part in social gatherings and ritual celebrations etc. It also discharges the social responsibilities like educating the consumers and customers, Publication of periodicals, welfare activities, Research etc..

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trade_unions_in_Australia

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This is a list of trade unions in Australia. The peak body for unions in Australia is the Australian Council of Trade Unions.

Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union

Australian Aircrew Officers Association

Australian and International Pilots Association

Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Employees

Australian Federation of Air Pilots

Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers

Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association

Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union

Australian Maritime Officers Union

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation

Australian Paramedics Association (NSW)

Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union

Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation

Australian Services Union

Australian Workers' Union

Australian Writers' Guild

Breweries and Bottleyards Employees' Industrial Union of Workers of Western Australia

Civil Air Operations Officers' Association of Australia

Club Managers' Association Australia

Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union

CSR and Holcim Staff Association

The Development and Environmental Professionals' Association

Finance Sector Union of Australia

Fire Brigade Employees Union

First Nations Workers Alliance

Flight Attendants' Association of Australia

Health Services Union

Independent Education Union of Australia

Industrial Staff Union - PSA of NSW

Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance

Musicians' Union of Australia

National Tertiary Education Union

Police Association Salaried Officers Union

Professional Footballers Australia

Professionals Australia

Real Estate Association of New South Wales

Shearers and Rural Workers' Union

Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association

Transport Workers Union of Australia

Union of Christmas Island Workers

United Firefighters' Union of Australia

United Workers Union

Western Australian Prison Officers' Union

Western Australian Shire Councils, Municipal Road Boards, Health Boards, Parks, Cemeteries and Racecourse, Public Authorities, Water Boards Union

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List of trade unions in Australia - Wikipedia

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Jump to navigation Jump to search This is a list of trade unions in Australia. The peak body for unions in Australia is the Australian Council of Trade Unions.

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The Australian Education Union (AEU) is Australia's third largest trade union, consisting of educators who work in public schools, colleges, early childhood and vocational settings in all states and territories of Australia.

-State school

-For the free education of the working class
-Used as a way to control the education and free time of the children

https://www.aeufederal.org.au/

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The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)

the organisation of wage and salary earners in the Australian workforce

the utilisation of Australian resources to maintain full employment, establish equitable living standards which increase in line with output, and create opportunities for the development of talent.

https://www.actu.org.au/

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Australian Council of Trade Unions | ACTU

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Advantages and disadvantages of Australia trade union

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Advantages and disadvantages of Australia trade union

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Unions currently play a crucial role in Australian employment law. Advantages primarily manifests in the process of enterprise bargaining where an employer will come together with its employees and their chosen union in order to negotiate conditions of employment specific to their company or industry.

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (“ACTU”), which represents the interests of many unions that have membership in the ACTU, is the preeminent trade union body in Australia.n the same way that unions have influenced Labour party policy, these bodies often play a prominent part in the formulation of Liberal party policy, and typically favour the interests of business over workers’ rights.