About us

The Australian Services Union is tens of thousands of workers who have united to protect and improve our wages and working conditions.

We work in hundreds of organisations across many industries such as:

 


Disability Services

We are the Union for workers in the disability sector. 

Our members ensure that ours is a civil society, where we protect the vulnerable, where everyone can participate in and be part of our community. We are advocates, support workers, case workers, carers, trainers, coordinators, counsellors, and administrative support. 

Disability Sector


Social and Community Services

We are the Union for workers across the social and community sector.

Our members ensure that ours is a civil society, where we protect the vulnerable, where everyone can participate in and be part of our community. We are advocates, support workers, case workers, carers, trainers, coordinators, counsellors, solicitors, clerical and administrative support.

We work at local community services, the heart of our communities, across: 

  • Child Protection, Youth and Family services
  • Health, Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drug services
  • Community and Neighbourhood services
  • Migrant and Settlement services
  • Homelessness, Housing and Tenancy services
  • Community Legal services 
  • Aboriginal services
  • Women’s services
  • Policy, Advocacy and Campaigning
  • Employment services
  • Community Transport
  • Aged Care co-ordination

Social and Community Services


Public Transport

The Australian Services Union is the Union for senior and salaried workers across the NSW public transport system. 

ASU members make sure that our State’s public transport system works smoothly and efficiently for the travelling public and we proudly fight for better public transport services for all.


Public Water

The Australian Services Union is the Union for workers across NSW public water utilities and water contractors.

ASU members deliver fresh water to homes across NSW and make sure waste water is safely dealt with. We proudly fight to keep our Water in public hands.

Public Water Division


Airlines, Shipping, Travel and IT

We are the Union for administrative, clerical and service workers in the Airlines, Travel, Shipping and Information Technology industries. 

Our members check in passengers, ‘balance’ planes, work in sales and marketing and provide clerical and administrative support in passenger and cargo aviation services. We work in all aspects of the travel industry and are behind the scenes in shipping companies.

Our members install, repair and maintain equipment that keeps workplaces functioning. We also provide support to customers with software issues.

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We are a union that fights and wins. We have a proud union history, from our historic Equal Pay campaign to pioneering working conditions across the public and private sectors.

 

If you aren’t a member you can join today.

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