Who we are

For more than 170 years, we’ve been part of making significant improvements to the lives of working people, including the 8-hour day, paid maternity leave, rights for apprentices, family-friendly conditions and superannuation.

The AMWU campaigns for secure jobs, a better deal at work, and making more things here.

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) represents over 60,000 workers across the country. For more than 170 years, we’ve fought alongside our members for fairer pay, safer workplaces, and secure jobs.


Our members keep Australia running, working across manufacturing in engineering, food production, aviation, printing, technical services, and more. Backed by local delegates, organisers, and industrial experts, we’re here for our members on the shop floor and at the bargaining table, supporting them whenever issues arise at work.


We’re here to protect local manufacturing and make sure working people get a fair go for generations to come.

We fight for a better future
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We represent tens of thousands workers in all areas of manufacturing

Decades of union mergers have made the AMWU what it is today: a powerful union built by, and for Australian workers. Since 1852, we’ve brought together skilled hands across engineering, food production, printing, vehicle/transport, and other technical fields in manufacturing to ensure our collective voice can’t be ignored.

Technical, laboratory, supervisory and administrative

Auto building, service and repair

Food and confectionery

Metal and engineering

Print, packaging and design

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Our state branches
Granville Office
L3 133 Parramatta Rd Granville NSW 2142
02 9897 4200
02 9897 4218

Newcastle Regional Office
297 Main Rd Cardiff 2285
02 4954 3215
02 4954 7847

Wollongong Regional Office
26 Auburn St Wollongong 2500
PO Box 1399 Wollongong 2500
02 4229 7611
02 4228 9963

Canberra Office
L2 Office 15A, 71 Leichhardt St Kingston ACT 2604
0428 072 716

Melbourne Office
1st Floor, 251 Queensberry St, Carlton South, Victoria 3053
(03) 9230 5700

Albury/Wodonga
1/7 Thomas Mitchell Drive, Wodonga 3690 or PO Box 1608, Wodonga 3689
(02) 6024 1099

Ballarat
Trades Hall, 26 Camp St, Ballarat
(03) 5332 2910

Bendigo
Trades Hall, View St, Bendigo VIC 3550
(03) 5442 5101

Dandenong Regional Office
1/75 Robinson St, Dandenong VIC 3175
(03) 9701 3044
(03) 9701 3120

Geelong Regional Office
183 Moorabool Street, Geelong VIC 3220
(03) 5229 9358
(03) 5223 1845

Latrobe Regional Office
Level 1, 42 Buckley Street, Morwell VIC 3840
(03) 5134 3306
(03) 5134 5513

Portland Regional Office
Southwest Trades Hall, Shop 2, 103 Percy Street, Portland VIC 3305
(03) 5523 4272
(03) 5523 3358

Shepparton Regional Office
361 Wyndham Street, Shepparton VIC 3630
(03) 9230 5700

Brisbane Office
366 Upper Roma Street, Brisbane
PO Box 13006, George Street QLD 4003
(07) 3236 2550
amwuqld@amwu.org.au

Gladstone Regional Office
Shop 5, 39-41 Tank Street, Gladstone QLD 4680
PO Box 5469, Gladstone QLD 4680
(07) 4972 5319

Mackay Regional Office
QCU Building, 41 Brisbane Street, Mackay
PO Box 2, Mackay QLD 4740
(07) 4953 0550

Rockhampton Regional Office
Suite 5, 110 Campbell Street, Rockhampton
PO Box 6087, Red Hill QLD 4701
(07) 4927 1487

Townsville Regional Office
Unit 4, 1-3 Barlow Street, Townsville
PO Box 5360, Townsville QLD 4810
(07) 4771 5960

Darwin Regional Office (Northern Territory)
Level 1, 38 Woods Street, Darwin
GPO Box 3362, Darwin NT 0801
(08) 8941 1511

South Australia Office
53-61 Dale Street, Port Adelaide SA 5015
(08) 8366 5800

Whyalla Regional Office
(08) 8645 7115

Bunbury Regional Office
Unit 3, 101 Spencer St Bunbury WA 6230
(08) 9721 7933

Perth Office
121 Royal St East Perth WA 6004
(08) 9223 0800

North West
0408 627 347

Hobart Office
28 Station St Moonah TAS
(03) 6228 7099

Devonport Office
80 Oldaker St Devonport TAS

To contact our Northern Tasmanian organisers, please call the Hobart office and you will be put through.