Blind Workers' Union of Victoria explained

BWU
Location Country:	Australia
Affiliation:	ACTU
Full Name:	Blind Workers' Union of Victoria
Headquarters:	Prahran, Victoria
Key People:	Martin Stewart, president

The Blind Workers' Union of Victoria (BWU) is a trade union in Australia. It is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions.^[1] The union represents vision-impaired workers. the BWU has campaigned against the marginalization of blind and disabled workers. A notable example is the union’s opposition to the closure of Vision Australia Enterprises (VAE), a program that provided manual labor jobs to visually impaired individuals. In 2013, the union organized protests to fight the closure, highlighting the devastating impact on 73 workers, many of whom also had additional disabilities.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• BWU at the ACTU.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ATUA Project Team. University of Melbourne Archives. United Blind Workers Union - Trade Union entry - Australian Trade Union Archives. 2021-12-09. ISBN 0908029497. en-gb.
2. Web site: Blind Workers’ Union fights factory closures Red Flag . 2024-10-30 . redflag.org.au.
3. Web site: 2013-08-16 . Blind workers fight for jobs at Vision Australia Green Left . 2024-10-30 . www.greenleft.org.au . en.