Being a union member increases your job security and protects you from unfair treatment in the workplace. This is the core benefit of being in the Union, but the ASU has also negotiated many additional benefits for members ranging from commercial offers to financial and legal advice. Following are listed some of the national benefits and information services available to you, but your Branch has a range of other locally negotiated services - see the bottom of this webpage for links to the Branch websites where you can find out further details, or ring your Branch direct for information.

ASUshop The Australian Services Union retail website requested by members to allow easy access to ASU clothing and merchandise. The ASUshop also has a range of union oriented books, Your Rights at Work campaign merchandise and various information brochures too, many of them for free.
Union Shopper Maximises your union benefits by providing avenues for great savings on a wide range of products and services. Union Shopper has saved members millions of dollars since inception.
ME Bank The union movement has a long history of promoting economic equality through the formation of low cost and high quality superannuation, financial services and banking designed for working people. That is why unions, through the industry superannuation funds, helped to create ME Bank.
Discount New Cars The ASU and Discount New Cars have put together a package for ASU members that will give you tremendous cost savings when it comes to purchasing a new car.
Member Connect (for a range of other member services) Every union member has access to a great range of services through ACTU Member Connect. It is 100% union owned and aims to add real value to union membership by saving union members money. Why don't you explore the benefits?
ACTU Campaign Shop The ACTU Campaign Shop sells merchandise to all supporting union activities, including for campaigns.
Sources of useful information
Superannuation information Superannuation is rightly considered a major issue given that for many people it has become their second biggest asset after the family home. Super is a crucial ingredient in our plans for retirement and will determine for many people whether they have a decent standard of living when they cease working. The purpose of the ASU's superannuation campaign webpages is to encourage Branches, ASU representatives and members to realise that they need to bargain and campaign for increased superannuation to at least the levels advised by the ACTU.
Searching for lost superannuation? SuperSeeker is a tool provided by the Australian Taxation Office that will look for your lost super in real time and instantly provide you with possible matches. It is free to use and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To use SuperSeeker you will need to supply your tax file number. AUSfund is another valuable tool for locating lost super. We encourage you to use both SuperSeeker and AUSfund tools to look for any missing earnings you might have.
Worksite for Schools The ASU is a sponsor of the ACTU Worksite for Schools, a rich source of materials for students at all levels.
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) - information The ATO website contains information and tools to help you fulfill your tax obligations each year. As a part of their "Workforce education program" the ATO also encourages you to visit their individuals homepage which is regularly updated with relevant Tax Time messages and their deductions essentials homepage which covers the most relevant deductions applicable to individuals and includes occupation specific rulings and information relating to other work related expenses. .
SCAMwatch SCAMwatch is a site to help you recognise, report and protect yourself from scams. Explore SCAMwatch to find out more about the scams that target you.
Snopes - urban legends reference pages Our inboxes are regularly bombarded by emails relating extraordinary matters with critical warnings, exhorting us to forward to everyone we know. Often, these emails are junk, containing urban legends and hoaxes that have no basis in reality. The Snopes website is the best place to check your emails for accuracy before perpetuating the junk cycle and forwarding them. Now this is a website EVERYONE should know about!

Membership benefits offered by our Branches

The ASU Branches across Australia also have membership benefits that they have negotiated for their members locally. We encourage you to visit the web link below for your Branch or ring them (click here for all ASU contact details).

• SA & NT Branch
• WA Branch
• Tasmanian Branch
• NSW United Services Branch
• NSW & ACT (Services) Branch
• VIC Private Sector Branch
• VIC Authorities & Services Branch
• Taxation Officers' Branch
• QLD Services Branch
• Central & Southern QLD C&A Branch
• North QLD C&A Branch