Who can join the ETU?
You can join the ETU if you work in the following trades or industries:
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Electrical, Electronics, Security or Data/Communications
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Lifts
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Radio and TV
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Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
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Automotive
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Manufacturing
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Foundry
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Mechanical
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Aircraft
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Service Technicians
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Shipbuilding - maintaining and breaking
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Railway - infrastructure and rolling stock
Tradespeople, Apprentices and Non Tradespeople are all eligible.
Plumbing and Pipe Trades are covered by the PPTEU. Join the PPTEU here.
Postal & Telecommunications workers are covered by the CWUnion. Join the CWUnion here.
How much does it cost to join the Electrical Trades Union?
Memberships run from the 1st July through to 30th June every year.
You can choose to pay for your membership via invoice (credit card payment upfront) or via direct debit deductions.
Usually, your annual membership fee would be calculated pro-rata based on the date you join (from your join date to 30/06/21). However, as we are on the cusp of a new financial year, your annual membership fee will include membership fees for 2021/2022.
You have the option to select payment of a full year or half year to include on top of your 2020/2021 fee.
Breakdown of membership fees:
(For members joining and paying via invoice from now until 1st July 2021)
1. Membership fee to 30/06/21
2. One-off joining fee
3. PLUS, either half year or full year 2021/2022 fees.
NOTE: Our secretary has endorsed the following discounts
Members who join prior to 30/06/21 and pay a full year (membership paid to 30/06/22)
will have their 2021/22 annual fee reduced as follows:
$707.30 - Tradespersons
$647.80 - Non-Tradesperson or Adult Apprentice
$279.10 - Junior Apprentice (under 21 years old)
The discount amount is not available after 1st July 2021 and fees will revert to the original cost below.
Annual Membership Fees for 2021 / 2022
Union dues are 100% tax deductible
$778.00 - Tradespersons
$712.60 - Non-Tradesperson or Adult Apprentice
$307.00 - Junior Apprentice (under 21 years old)
When you first join you will also be charged a one-off joining fee -
$11.00 - Tradespersons
$2.20 - Non-Tradesperson or Adult Apprentice
$NIL - Junior Apprentice (under 21 years old)
You also have the option to pay your Union membership fees via direct debit. Deductions are taken fortnightly on Fridays.
Direct Debit deductions schedule
Direct Debit Membership Fees (fortnightly payments)
$30.00 - Tradespersons
$27.40 - Non-Tradesperson or Adult Apprentice
$11.80 - Junior Apprentice (under 21 years old)
Membership Application Form