The Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union of Australia (CEPU) is a
trade union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...
in
Australia. Its full name is the Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal, Plumbing and Allied Services Union of Australia as it represents workers in all of these industries.
CEPU is an amalgamation of three separate unions, which are divisions of CEPU, namely the:
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Communication Workers Union of Australia
The Communication Workers Union of Australia is a trade union in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, an ...
(CWU);
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Electrical Trades Union of Australia
The Electrical Trades Union of Australia (ETU) is an Australian trade union.
The ETU is a division of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU), and is the largest of the three divisions. Under State Government laws, the union ...
(ETU); and
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Plumbing Trades Employees Union
The Plumbing and Pipe Trades Employees Union is a trade union in Australia. It is a division of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union of Australia. The union was originally formed through the amalgamation of state-based unions in Vic ...
(PTEU).
Whilst the CEPU is technically one federally registered union, each of the above divisions act largely autonomously sharing resources when needed. At a state level many of the unions exist completely separately.
CEPU is affiliated with the
Australian Council of Trade Unions
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), originally the Australasian Council of Trade Unions, is the largest peak body representing workers in Australia. It is a national trade union centre of 46 affiliated unions and eight trades and l ...
.
In February 2020 the CEPU was penalized by the
Federal Court of Australia for breaches of the
''Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009'' (Cth), after proceedings were commenced by the
Registered Organisations Commission
The Registered Organisations Commission (ROC) is an independent, statutory authority of the Australian Government, responsible for the regulation and education of registered organisations (that is, trade unions and employer organisations) in Aust ...
(ROC) in 2018. An appeal to this decision was lodged.
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Trade unions in Australia
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