The AUWU needs you!
Put your time, talents, and just plain perseverance to good use. Help us create a future where everyone has dignified social security and employment.
Join the AUWU team by signing up here.
Try out an activity or project to see if it is right for you. Set your own hours. Work from home via the internet, or meet up with like-minded people. Join your local action group, run AUWU stalls and talk to unemployed workers.
We are a mutually supportive group of concerned citizens fighting for the rights and dignity of unemployed and underemployed workers.
The AUWU has no funding or political affiliations and relies entirely upon the work of our unemployed volunteers and donations to survive.
To help us continue to do the work work we do, become a monthly contributor click here.
Join the AUWU team by signing up here.
Volunteering Information
- Advocacy Working Group
Help unemployed people who need advice or are in distress. Be a part of the only national service dedicated to empowering people forced to deal with job agencies. Training provided. Positions include:- Branch Advocacy Officer
- Legal Officer
- Research Officer
- Rights Booklet Researcher
- Rights Booklet Editor
- Campaigns Working Group
From strategic planning to direct action, you can make a difference on these important issues. Become a member local action group and become active in your local community helping unemployed workers! - Communications Team
Write a press release, a newspaper article, or a social media post. Design a leaflet or poster. Get creative with memes, slogans, and more! Positions include:- Audio Visual Officer
- Events Officer
- Graphic Design Officer
- Inclusion Officer
- Media Officer
- Newsletter Officer
- Outreach Officer
- Social Media Officer
- Website Officer
- Administration Team
Keep the AUWU on track and running smoothly. Correspond with members and allied organisations. Attract and monitor funding. Help out with the day-to-day running of the organisation.
(Note: volunteering with the AUWU cannot be counted towards your mutual obligations with your job agent, however we are happy to supply you with references as part of your job search.)
