The Australian Workers' Union (AWU)

About the AWU

Organisation type and coverage: a union of employees connected to work in various trades, agriculture, metal working, and assorted industries

Financial year: 1 July to 30 June

Date of registration: 16 May 1905; one of the oldest organisations registered under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009.

Elections for office positions within the organisation, for which the term of office is 4 years, are conducted by the AEC.

The organisation has 6 branches, each of them is a reporting unit for the purposes of financial reporting.

The highest deliberative body of the organisation is vested in the National Conference. There is also a National Executive. Both the National Conference and the National Executive consist of the National Officers and Delegates from each branch.

Further, each branch of the organisation is governed by a Branch Executive. The rules also make provision for District and Sub-Branch office positions and, to a lesser extent, advisory committees.

The organisation's rules and rule alterations are available in a table here.