“I had a really enjoyable time on the picket line and have changed through my experience. I went back to work after the lockout and I enjoy it much more. I have developed some really strong friendships and have become more confident about my rights.”

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Stronger Together

The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU) brings together over 350,000 New Zealand union members in 39 affiliated unions.

The Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU) is one of Australia's largest, and fastest growing, Unions.

Union Network International (UNI) is the global union for skills and services with 15 million members in 900 unions

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is the fastest-growing union in North America, with over 2 million members in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) is currently composed of 336 trade unions in 120 countries representing a combined membership of over 12 million workers.