Welcome to Blue Mountains Unions & Community!

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In the late 1980s BMUC was formed by Blue Mountains activists from different unions as a community organisation to "advance unionism, living standards, social justice and employment" in the Blue Mountains.

In August 1997 the BMUC was incorporated in NSW under the Associations Incorporation Act 1984 (reg: Y2665505)

We usually meet on the 1st Sunday of the month from 10:15am to 11:45am in the Dining Room of the Family Hotel, 15 Parke St, Katoomba, except for January. The venue may change in May and December and public holidays may affect the meeting dates.

Objects and Aims

  • Act to advance unionism, living standards, social justice and employment.
  • Organise regular Politics in the Pub (PiP) sessions that invite speakers to address the Blue Mountains community on appropriate issues.
  • Assist in the protection of rights for all wage and salary workers.
  • In solidarity with other community groups formulate policy that protects the environment and community assets.
  • Support the election of people at the local, state and national level who will serve the best interests of wage and salary earners and the Blue Mountains Unions Council.
  • Publicise Blue Mountains Unions Council activities and views in the media.
  • Publish a newsletter for regular dissemination within the Blue Mountains community of Blue Mountains Unions Council views.
  • Act in concert with Unions for the purpose of recruitment.

Our Constitution

As well as hosting Politics in the Pub, we also host a Community Radio program Fridays 4-6pm Rights, Rorts & Rants (RRR) which champions social justice, union values, and workers' rights while giving a voice to local Blue Mountains community campaigns and exposing corporate and political accountability issues. You can tune in on Radio Blue Mountains 89.1FM or livestream it via rbm.org.au.

Selected content from Rights, Rorts and Rants and recordings of events like Politics in the Pub are also published as a podcast on Spotify and other podcasting platforms.

Join BMUC!

You can apply to join online or download a membership application form here. Former and current members should log in to renew their membership.

There are 3 membership types:

  • $5 per year if you're unwaged or in insecure (casual) work
  • $20 per year if you are in paid work or
  • $50 per year Solidarity membership if you'd like to support us financially.

Archives:

You can find our old website here and our blog here.

Take a look at our Annual Reports for more about what we do:

 

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