Member Benefits
LHMU members have the combined strength of 120,000 members standing together for fairness at work.
LHMU members have a proven track record at working together to protect jobs, fight for better pay and conditions, and improve the lives of workers and our families.
Figures released in 2007 by the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that union members earn $109 per week more than non-Union members. So it pays to be part of a union.
Active unions help build a fairer society and have won many benefits for members such as legal, health, financial and other services.
In Australia, the law says that you have the right to join a union and take action to solve workplace problems – and no-one is allowed to stop you exercising that right. With the LHMU you can exercise this right to win fair and just treatment at work. The LHMU brings workers together at your workplace, across your industry, and across the country. So as a member you can feel secure and be ambitious about improving your job, knowing you have the support of unionised workers in your workplace, and well beyond.
Your union delegate at your workplace will work with you to sort out a variety of issues from wages, harassment, training, agreement breaches to job security and unfair dismissal.
As well giving members a real voice and strength, some of the other fantastic members’ benefits include:
Union education courses for delegates and active members
Newsletters and magazines about your industry.
Legal advice on work-related problems and special rates for LHMU members with
our solicitors
Banking and home loans and other low-cost financial products and services
Holiday homes in NSW and VIC that members can use
Discount shopping programs
Union members also have access to a large range of services through ACTU Member Connect.
By joining the union you are making sure you have support at work and in industries across Australia. The fees are tax-deductable and your commitment will go a long way to safeguarding your rights at work.
Get involved and join online now, renew your union membership or request an application form to be posted to you today.
