Youth Union Movement

Elections 2008

Rights At Work

Check out Komiti Pasefika's work rights campaign for young workers, Summer 07-08

YUM is the Youth Union Movement - a network of young workers. Tell Me More!

YUM Members

Profiles of YUM members, online forums where you can have your say, YUM news and activities, and how you can join YUM. Read the new YUM Newsletter
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Issues and Campaigns

The Youth-Rates-Suck campaign page is here.   Read the update on the Youth Rates Campaign from October 2006 - click here to read it. YUM's submission in April on the bill to end youth rates is here. Tearaway did a feature article on the SuperSizeMyPay.Com campaign - click here for more. Read the Feb 3rd 2006 issue of The Unionist, the Council of Trade Unions' weekly newsletter, which focused on the minimum wage and youth rates campaign - click here for more. Read the July 7 issue of the Unionist, which updates the youth rates campaign - click here for more. Read more about campaigns the YUM is running, download the petition for fair work hours and wages, and take part in the 2003 Young Workers survey. Go Now!

Young People Would Love The Chance To Debate Lowering Voting Age - Youth Union Movement, 22.6.07 

Why Unions?

YUM members top ten reasons to join a union.
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YUM Events

Young Workers and Unions is a three-day residential/camp training programme for young workers, focusing on activist development and the promotion of greater participation of young members in union organising campaigns. New and experienced young activists welcome.

Click here for registration details (downloads a pdf doc 478 kb)

Upcoming events that you can get involved in.
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Links and Contacts

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Youth Union Resources

Check out Stand Up's new updated pamhplets on starting a job, getting respect and your rights at work. Go Now!