{"id":16669,"date":"2022-04-05T14:55:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T04:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awu.net.au\/?page_id=16669"},"modified":"2022-04-05T14:55:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T04:55:13","slug":"the-farm-workers-union","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/awu.net.au\/the-farm-workers-union\/","title":{"rendered":"The Farm Workers’ Union"},"content":{"rendered":"
The AWU is the union for all farm workers, including fruit pickers. Whether you\u2019re an Australian resident, migrant worker, a backpacker, or a member of the Pacific Labour Scheme, the AWU is the Union for you. Join your union today!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Just recently, the AWU won the right for all fruit and vegetable pickers to be paid a guaranteed minimum $25.41 per hour, with the option to earn more under good piece rates.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n These are the minimum rates that will apply for casual pieceworkers from 28 April 2022<\/u><\/strong>, along with some examples of minimum weekly pre-tax earnings based on the minimum rates:<\/p>\n