When resigning from your employment:

Remember, when terminating your employment you will need to advise the Union of your movements (i.e. either leaving the industry totally or transferring to another employer). This information is not automatically provided to the union by your employer so it is imperative that you advise the Union as soon as possible.

If the union has not been made aware in writing that you wish to cease your payments by direct debit then overpaid union fees will not be refunded.

Employee Accident and Sickness Programme for Union Members

Protect your family

Statistics show that more than 1 in 3 employees will suffer an injury or illness that incapacitates them for a period of more than 3 months.

Can you afford not to be covered?

For the cost of around 3% of your gross wage your income will be protected 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, worldwide for up to 104 weeks and it's tax deductible.

Find out more .....

Is Your Super Lost?

One in three working Australians have lost super.  Find your super for free using AUSfund.  AUSfund, Australia's Unclaimed Super Fund allows members to claim super that may exist in different accounts over one's working life.

The role of AUSfund is to return small and lost superannuation accounts to members' active superannuation accounts.

AUSfund regularly works with some of the largest super funds in Australia to return lost super to members.  If they find a match, your unclaimed super money is sent from AUSfund to your active super fund.

Find out if you have any unclaimed super by logging on to www.unclaimedsuper.com.au or calling 1300 361 798.

Financial Advice

Is it time you had a financial health check?

At a time when family debt are at record highs, interest rate rises and life style changes it is no wonder many Australians struggle to plan to live a comfortable life now and into retirement.

ACTU Member Connect has put together a directory of financial planners who have passed a rigorous due diligence process.  They can assist with:

• Budgeting
• Debt Reduction
• Retirement
• Wealth Creation
• Social Security
• Superannuation
• Retrenchment

The first consultation is free for union members

To obtain an ACTU Financial Adviser Directory call 1300 362 223 or go to www.memberconnect.com.au

The Eureka Stockade:

a Chronology

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Taken from the Meat Union Journal of Tasmania May, 1967

Union

We'll build a mighty union

Throughout the Commonwealth

To stand up for the workers

Against those who rob by stealth.

Black and white will gather

Men and women too

Old and young together

Will build this world anew.

Fighting for the rights we've won

That they would take away;

Fighting for each other

Our union's here to stay

In our mighty union

There's room for everyone

We want bread and roses

And our place in the sun.

The boss's class wants workers

Bowing to their will

We'll tell them they can stick it

That we are fighting still.

They'll not lash us to their yoke

We'll stand solid like a tree

They'll never break our struggle

United in our dignity.

We'll safeguard the workers

Confined to the scrap heap:

They'll not conscript the unemployed

To get workers on the cheap.

Rich and poor together

Town and country too,

Single parents and their kids

Will build this world anew.

Yes, we'll build a mighty union

Throughout this wide brown land,

Each of us together

Will make them understand.

Workers are not fodder

Australians are not fools

We're flesh and blood and feelings

Not their lifeless tools.

John Tomlinson

Via www.nit.com.au