United Firefighters Union of Australia explained

United Firefighters Union of Australia
Location Country:	Australia
Members:	9,336 (as at 31 December 2022)^[1]
Founded:	1 August 1990
Headquarters:	Fitzroy, Victoria
Key People:	Greg Northcott National President Peter Marshall National Secretary

Officially registered on 1 August 1990, the United Firefighters Union of Australia (UFUA) represents over 7000 paid firefighters.^[2]

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

- UFU Australian Capital Territory

- UFU Aviation

- UFU South Australia

- UFU Tasmania

- 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.^[3]

External links

• United Firefighters Union of Australia Official Website.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Membership size of registered organisations – 2023 . Fair Work Commission . 16 September 2023.
2. Web site: FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018 . United Firefighters Union of Australia . 23 November 2019.
3. News: Firefighters union splits over leader. 2010-08-09. The Sydney Morning Herald.