The National Union of Workers of Australia was formed by a progressive amalgamation of unions from 1989 onwards in a time when all Australian unions were merging, with varying degrees of success. These unions merged into the one larger union to pool their expertise and resources, so they could provide members with a larger range of quality services. The six unions which form the National Union of Workers were established in the early part of last century and have been at the forefront of workers' achievements for nearly 100 years: •
Federated Storemen and Packers Union (Est. 1912) •
Federated Rubber and Allied Workers Union (Est. 1908) •
Federated Cold Storage and Meat Preserving Employees' Union (Est. 1908) •
Federated Millers and Manufacturing Grocers Union (Est. 1909) • Commonwealth Foremen's Association (Est. 1912) • United Sales Representatives and Commercial Travellers Guild (Est. 1888) In 2018 it was announced the National Union of Workers was in the process of merging with another union,
United Voice. In June 2019, the Fair Work Commission approved a vote on the proposed merger between the two unions which will be held in August. On 30 August 2019 the Australian Electoral Commission declared the result of the vote, with just over 95% of members supporting the amalgamation. The name of the new union was the
United Workers Union. As a result of the amalgamation, the National Union of Workers will be deregistered as part of the merger and its members folded into the larger United Voice. On 11 November 2019, the new United Workers Union was formed. ==Coverage==