Southern Amalgamated Workers' Union

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AWUNZ
Southern Amalgamated Workers' Union
Headquarters Christchurch, New Zealand
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Affiliations NZCTU
Website www.awunz.org.nz

The Southern Amalgamated Workers' Union (AWUNZ) is a trade union in New Zealand. It is one of three autonomous unions, with the Northern Amalgamated Workers' Union, and the Central Amalgamated Workers' Union, who operate nationally as the Amalgamated Workers' Union.

The AWUNZ is a member of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.


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