The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union Incorporated is a Union. A union is formed when workers come together as a group to improve their conditions. Often bosses and their business partners will try and control unions – even sometimes trying to say a union is not a union. They do this because they know when workers organise collectively into genuine fighting unions they secure much better outcomes than if they don’t organise or if they are controlled in bosses unions (which are sometimes called yellow unions.) The SDA is an example of a yellow union which does deals with the bosses that leave workers much worse off. More on how and why the SDA does this is here: www.raffwu.org.au/sda_facts
The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union Incorporated is also an Industrial Association under the Fair Work Act 2009. We are also a registered Australian body under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cwth) and operate throughout Australia.
- Our Incorporated Association number is: A0097196U
- Our ABN is: 85 207 944 265
- Our ARBN is: 615 461 151
Any person misrepresenting our union or misrepresenting your workplace rights should be reported to us directly at contact@raffwu.org.au.
Our financial accounts are audited on an annual basis and we have appointed qualified auditors.
The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union is not affiliated to any political party, and has no intention to become affiliated to a political party. Our members and supporters come from all walks of life and include members of various political parties. We welcome politically engaged members and supporters and reiterate we are not affiliated to any political party and have no intention to affiliate to any political party.
The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union Incorporated takes privacy of your personal information seriously. Read our privacy policy here: RAFFWU Privacy Policy.
The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union Incorporated uses eWay and Authorize.net to process online payments. Read about Authorize.net’s security measures here.
For information about our Registered Office or principal place of business, contact us at admin@raffwu.org.au
As the Union grows we will open offices across Australia and keep members informed of their locations. As a fighting union most of our work does not occur in union offices but in workplaces and community spaces. We have dedicated local union officials organising in communities including:
- Melbourne and throughout Victoria
- Sydney, Wollongong and throughout NSW
- Newcastle & the Hunter Region
- South East Queensland
- Perth & South West Western Australia
- Adelaide & Surrounds
We also assist members in all Australian communities to organise their workplaces and dedicate paid union officials to communities as membership grows in the area.
The best way to contact us is by email at contact@raffwu.org.au or by phone on 1300 RAFFWU (1300 723 398). Due to the high volume of contact, we prioritise inquiries from members. You can also write to us at RAFFWU, PO Box 334, Clifton Hill, Victoria, 3068.
Issues that arise (in any form) prior to commencing membership are subject to our policy regarding new members with extant issues. You can download that policy here.
The Retail and Fast Food Workers Union Incorporated allocates its resources in pursuit of its objectives and this necessarily involves decisions about matters affecting members. We provide individual members industrial advice and support. Like all unions, the level of advice and support will be determined by the Union.