In addition to our core industrial work, the ASU has productive and valuable relationships with a selection of community organisations and supports a range of community causes. Below you will find information about the partnerships actively supported by the ASU National Office. ASU Branches are active in their communities too, so please contact them direct for further information about the state-based relationships.

Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA UAA-APHEDA was created in 1984 as the overseas aid agency of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA was established to contribute directly to countries and regions of the world where men and women workers are disadvantaged through poverty, a lack of workplace, denial of labour and human rights, civil conflict and war.
Close the Gap Close the Gap is Australia's largest campaign to improve Indigenous health. The campaign calls on governments to commit to closing the life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation and is supported by a diverse group of organisations across Australia, including the ASU. To read more about our involvement, please visit the ASU AIM page.
Who on earth cares? It is about individuals looking at the changes we can make in our own lives to contribute towards a sustainable tomorrow. The ASU encourages our members and supporters to have a look at this initiative of which we are a formal supporter - an "organisation that cares".
MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY The ASU is a proud supporter of the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY campaign and we support this campaign under the ASU banner of "unions against poverty". We support the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY organisation not only because poverty is a situation no one should have to endure but also because poverty in one part of the world affects everyone eventually.
White Ribbon Day The White Ribbon Foundation of Australia aims to eliminate violence against women by promoting culture-change around the issue. The major strategies to achieve this are a national media campaign as well as education & male leadership programmes aimed at men and boys around Australia.
Fairtrade Trade can be a powerful engine for poverty reduction. But rigged trade rules and double standards mean trade often traps poor people in poverty. Oxfam works with organisations around the world to shift global trade rules so they work to help raise poor people in the developing world out of poverty.
Australia Western Sahara Association AWSA is an incorporated non-profit Association which was set up to raise awareness and promote the Saharawi cause in Australia, and to campaign for a free and fair referendum on self-determination for the Saharawi people.
Movember Movember (the month formerly known as November) is an annual charity event held during November. At the start of Movember guys register with a clean shaven face. The Movember participants, known as Mo Bros, have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their Mo, raising money along the way to benefit men's health - specifically prostate cancer and male depression. In 2009 the ASU fielded a team to raise fund during Movember and we managed to get over $3,500. Depression in the workplace is an OHS issue facing many of our male members.
Go Home On Time Day Go Home On Time Day on November 25 is an initiative of the Australia Institute arising from their research showing that Australians work over 2 billion hours of unpaid overtime every year. In trying to raise awareness about this issue, the hope is that Australian workers will be encouraged to try a better work-life balance approach to their daily hours.