Services
Advice, support and advocacy for individual members
AEU officers are available to speak confidentially with members over the telephone or in person in regard to individual member questions or concerns relating to your employment.
In the first instance, contact an Organiser on 6272-7900 or
Email: priority1@aeuact.asn.au
Web: www.aeuact.asn.au
Journey Cover Insurance
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Free AEU Training
Legal Advice and Referrals
The AEU - ACT Branch provides information and advice to its members on working conditions and entitlements. This includes assistance and advice to protect the industrial and civil rights of members in legal matters. Members may be referred to the AEU's legal service provider, a local law firm, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers.
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Telephone: 6120-5000
General practice legal advice available to AEU members including claims for Workers Compensation, Comcare, Road Accident Injuries, Medical Negligence, Superannuation & Insurance Disputes and Wills and Probate. Contact the AEU office on 6272-7900 for a referral.
ACTLAW is an after hours service to AEU members through Maurice Blackburn which provides legal advice on any criminal matter. NEW NUMBER!! Telephone: 6120 5009
AEU members are eligible to join the following financial institutions:
Teachers Credit Union
Telephone: 13 12 21
Web: www.teacherscreditunion.com.au
AEU members can take advantage of virtually fee free Savings and Investment Accounts, Personal Loans, Housing Loans, Insurance, Travel and a Car Buying Service.
Better value banking with ME Bank
ME Bank offer a range of everyday, great value banking products.
If you're a member of a Union, ME Bank is your bank.
For more information about ME Bank, call 13 15 63 or visit mebank.com.au
AEU members are eligible to join the following health fund:
Teachers Health Fund
Telephone: 1300 728 188
Web: www.teachershealth.com.au
Teachers Health Fund is a national, not-for-profit health fund designed exclusively for education union members and their families. With over 95,000 members, Teachers Health Fund is the largest restricted membership fund, and the 7th largest private health fund overall. To find out more about the benefits of belonging to Teachers Health Fund, simply visit the website above or call the 1300 number [8:00am-5:30pm EST].
All ACT DET and CIT employees are able to make use of the
Employee Assistance Program [EAP]:
Davidson Trahaire
Telephone: 1300 360 364
Web: www.davcorp.com.au
Professional, confidential counselling service for employees and their immediate family members, paid for by your employer. Counselling can be on any work or personal matter.
Discount Shopping
Union Shopper
Telephone: 1800 146 666
Web: www.unionshop.org.au
Union members make substantial personal savings on a huge and growing range of consumer products [all union members of affiliated and associated Unions within Australia]. Union Shopper works hard to ensure your Union membership is working for you.
Discount New Cars
Telophone: 1800 146 666
Web: www.discountnewcars.com.au/unions
Discount New Cars has a strong alliance with the ACTU and the Union Movement throughout Australia; therefore all members can enjoy exclusive savings on a selected range of new cars and motorcycles over and beyond those that are available through the general public domain. Simply visit the Union Specials page at discountnewcars.com.au/unions and you will get access to:
- over 2,000 popular new car models from 36 different manufacturers;
- upfront drive away pricing, technical specifications, features, options, trade-in prices, as well as access to finance and insurance;
- a fully accredited service, with vehicles supplied by authorised new car details Australia-wide.
This is a free service for AEU and its members so be sure to check it out!
Private Fleet
Telephone: [02] 8448 8181
Web: www.privatefleet.com.au
Private Fleet has waived its service fee to all members of the AEU. They offer a complete car buying service saving time and thousands of dollars on all new cars Australia-wide.
Important note: The services on this page are provided by organisations independent of the AEU-ACT Branch and as such the Branch does not accept any responsibility whatsoever for the services provided or any actions of these service providers.
The information on this page was correct at the time of publication
[February 2010]