Blind Workers' Union of Victoria
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Blind Workers' Union of Victoria | |
| Headquarters | Prahran, Victoria |
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| Location | |
Key people | Martin Stewart, president |
| Affiliations | ACTU |
The Blind Workers' Union of Victoria (BWU) is a trade union in Australia. It is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions.[1] The union represents vision-impaired workers. the BWU has campaigned against the marginalization of blind and disabled workers. A notable example is the union’s opposition to the closure of Vision Australia Enterprises (VAE), a program that provided manual labor jobs to visually impaired individuals. In 2013, the union organized protests to fight the closure, highlighting the devastating impact on 73 workers, many of whom also had additional disabilities.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ ATUA Project Team, University of Melbourne Archives. "United Blind Workers Union - Trade Union entry - Australian Trade Union Archives". ISBN 0908029497. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Blind Workers' Union fights factory closures | Red Flag". redflag.org.au. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Blind workers fight for jobs at Vision Australia | Green Left". www.greenleft.org.au. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- BWU at the ACTU.
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