Our values
The LHMU acts on the values of fairness, compassion and equity.
We believe in the dignity of workers, their right to fair and just treatment and their right to organise and take action.
We understand our world to be a contest between two competing ideologies:
- One which has regard for human worth; fosters community and collectivity; strives for fair access to, and distribution of, the benefits of society; and believes in people's right to participate and dissent.
- And the other which harnesses fear, greed and division to build a culture of individual wealth for the few.
Our values not only provide us with a moral compass on issues but compel us to act, to be agents of positive social change, to continuously fight for the type of society we believe in. So building a union able to take that fight on, to change the world is not simply an organisational imperative, it is integral to our values.
"As a first generation migrant with a young family and as a hard working and proud Australian it is my wish to see this great country of ours not just more prosperous but also fairer and more compassionate because I would like our children to grow up and live in a society not in an economy."
- LHMU member and security officer
