Identity area
Type of entity
Peak council
Authorized form of name
UnionsACT
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
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Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
2002 - current
History
Unions ACT is the peak body for trade unions in the Australian Capital Territory. It was formed on 16 April 1931 as the Trades and Labour Council of the Federal Capital Territory, changing its name to the Trades and Labour Council of the ACT in 1938, and then Unions ACT in 2002.
It comprises 23 affiliate trade unions and represents over 33,000 members.