United Firefighters Union of Australia

United Firefighters Union of Australia
Founded 1 August 1990
Members 13,000+
Key people Greg Northcott
National President

Peter Marshall
National Secretary
Office location Fitzroy, Victoria
Country Australia
Website www.ufua.asn.au

Officially registered on 1 August 1990, the United Firefighters Union of Australia (UFUA) represents over 13,000 paid firefighters.[1]

Branches of the United Firefighters Union of Australia are as follows:

- UFU Australian Capital Territory

- UFU Aviation

- UFU South Australia

- UFU Tasmania

- UFU Queensland

- UFU Victoria

- UFU Western Australia

UFUA New South Wales union split

Following a dispute over National Office finances, the UFU NSW branch (with 6000 members, the largest branch) restarted as an independent union and had won over 85 percent of all NSW paid firefighters by late 2010.[2].

References

  1. "History of the United Firefighters Union of Australia". United Firefighters Union of Australia. 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  2. "Firefighters union splits over leader". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2010-08-09.
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