List of trade unions in Australia

This is a list of trade unions in Australia that are registered with the Fair Work Commission. The peak body for unions in Australia is the Australian Council of Trade Unions.

Current trade unions

The following is a list of trade unions that are recognised by the Fair Work Commission as a registered organisation, as of 29 July 2023.

• Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union
• Australian and International Pilots Association
• Australian Education Union
  • New South Wales Teachers Federation
  • Queensland Teachers Union
  • State School Teachers Union of Western Australia
• 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
  • New South Wales Nurses and Midwives' Association
  • Queensland Nurses' Union
• Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union
  • Australian Rail Tram and Bus Union (Victorian branch)
• Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation
• Australian Services Union
  • United Services Union
• Australian Workers' Union
• Breweries and Bottleyards Employees' Industrial Union of Workers of Western Australia
• Civil Air Operations Officers' Association of Australia
• Club Managers' Association Australia
• Communications Electrical and Plumbing Union
  • Communication Workers Union of Australia
  • Electrical Trades Union of Australia
  • Plumbing Trades Employees Union
• Community and Public Sector Union
  • Public Service Association of New South Wales
  • Public Service Association of South Australia
  • Civil Service Association of Western Australia
• Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union
• CSR and Holcim Staff Association
• Finance Sector Union of Australia
• Flight Attendants' Association of Australia
• Health Services Union
  • Health Services Union East
  • Medical Scientists Association of Victoria
• 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 Federation of Australia
  • Australian Federal Police Association
  • Police Association of New South Wales
  • Police Association of Victoria
• Police Association Salaried Officers Union
• Professional Footballers Australia
• Professionals Australia
• 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 Shire Councils, Municipal Road Boards, Health Boards, Parks, Cemeteries and Racecourse, Public Authorities, Water Boards Union

Former trade unions

• Actors Equity of Australia(1920-1993)
• Amalgamated Engineering Union (1852-1973)
• Amalgamated Footwear and Textile Workers' Union of Australia (1987-1992)
• Amalgamated Postal Workers' Union
• Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners (1860-1921)
• Association of Draughting, Supervisory and Technical Employees (1915-1991)
• Australasian Society of Engineers (1890-1991)
• Australian Boot Trade Employees' Federation (1908-1988)
• Australian Journalists Association (1910-1992)
• Australian Leather and Allied Trades Employees' Federation (1945-1970)
• Australian Postal and Telecommunications Union (1925-1992)
• Australian Postmasters' Association
• Australian Railways Union (1920-1993)
• Australian Telecommunications Employees Association (1912-1992)
• Australian Telephone and Phonogram Officers Association (1914-1992)
• Australian Textile Workers' Union (1919-1987)
• Australian Theatrical and Amusement Employees' Association (1910-1993)
• Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees' Association (1910-1993)
• Australian Transport Officers' Federation (1927-1991)
• Builders Labourers Federation (1911-1980s)
• Building Workers' Industrial Union of Australia
• Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia (1907-1992)
• Commonwealth Bank Officers Association (1930-1993)
• Commonwealth Public Service Clerical Association
• Commonwealth Public Service Artisans' Association
• Commonwealth Temporary Clerks Association
• Communication Workers Union of Australia
• Confectionery Workers' Union of Australia (1925-1992)
• Federated Clerks' Union of Australia (1911-1993)
• Federated Cold Storage and Meat Preserving Employees Union (1908-1992)
• Federated Ironworkers' Association of Australia (1911-1991)
• Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees' Union of Australia (1910-1992)
• Federated Marine Stewards' and Pantrymen's Association of Australasia (1884-1988)
• Federated Millers and Manufacturing Grocers Union (1988-1992)
• Federated Millers and Mill Employees' Association of Australasia (1911-1988)
• Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union of Australia (1915-1992)
• Federated Moulders' (Metals) Union of Australia (1899-1983)
• Federated Rubber and Allied Workers' Union of Australia (1909-1988)
• Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union (1900-1993)
• Federated Shipwrights' and Ship Constructors' Association of Australia (1916-1976)
• Federated Storemen and Packers' Union of Australia (1912-1988)
• Firemen and Deckhands' Union of New South Wales (1901-1993)
• Food Preservers' Union of Australia (1898-1992)
• Forest Products, Furnishing and Allied Industries Industrial Union of Workers
• Fremantle Lumpers Union (1889-1946)
• Funeral and Allied Industries Union of New South Wales
• Manufacturing Grocers' Employees' Federation of Australia (1906-1988)
• Maritime Union of Australia (1993-2018)
• Marine Cooks, Bakers and Butchers' Association of Australasia (1908-1983)
• Marine Motor Drivers and Coxswains' Union of New South Wales (1912-1967)
• National Union of Rail Workers of Australia (1938-1993)
• National Union of Workers (1989-2019)
• New South Wales Typographical Association (1880-1916)
• Queensland Shearers Union (1887-1891)
• Permanent & Casual Wharf Labourers Union of Australia (1917-1950)
• Postal Supervisory Officers' Association
• Printing and Kindred Industries Union (1966-1995)
• Professional Divers' Association of Australia (1969-1991)
• Professional Radio Employees’ Institute of Australasia
• Pulp and Paper Workers Federation of Australia (1913-1991)
• Seamen's Union of Australia (1890-1993)
• Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (1992-2018)
• Telecommunication Officers Association
• Unite Union
• United Voice (1992-2019)
• Union of Postal Clerks and Telegraphists
• Vehicle Builders' Employees' Federation of Australia (1863-1993)
• Victorian Secondary Teachers Association (1953-1995)
• Victorian Women's Post and Telegraph Association
• Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia (1902-1993)
• Wool and Basil Workers' Federation of Australia (1890-1976)
• Woolclassers Association of Australia (1997-2009)

See also

• Australian labour movement