The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is the largest union in Australia, with 274,956 members in 2018.[2] The union is run by nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing to advance the industrial, political and professional interests of its members.
It is a federated union, with branches in each state and territory in Australia.
All of the Federal Executive of the ANMF are qualified nurses and/or midwives.
ANMF members are employed in a wide range of enterprises in urban, rural and remote locations in both in the public and the private sectors, including hospitals, health and community services, schools, universities, aged care, GP clinics, schools, the armed forces, statutory authorities, local government, offshore territories and industry.
The ANMF runs campaigns for all members throughout Australia, such as its ongoing campaign to legally mandate staffing ratios for aged care.[4][5]
The ANMF has a range of national policies, guidelines, and position statements on nursing, health, and social justice issues for the guidance of members in their practice and at their workplaces.
The ANMF represents Australian nursing internationally through links with other national and international nursing organisations, professional associations and the International Labour Organisations. The ANMF is a member of the Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation[9] and the South Pacific Nurses Forum[10] and is affiliated to the Australian Council of Trade Unions,[11] International Centre for Trade Union Rights, and APHEDA, also known as Union Aid Abroad, the overseas aid agency of the Australian trade union movement.[12]
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^Cheu, Sandy (28 April 2021). "ANMF calls for better aged care staffing". Australian Ageing Agenda. Glebe, New South Wales, Australia: The Intermedia Group Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021. The 'It's Not Too Much' campaign ... is calling on the government to use next month's budget to: mandate staffing ratios in aged care homes[...]
^Clun, Rachel (4 May 2021). "Aged care sector concerned government won't fund minimum staff levels". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Nine Publishing. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021. ANMF federal secretary Annie Butler said a sufficient workforce was one of the main factors impacting the quality and safety of aged care.
^"About us". Queensland Nurses and Midwives' Union. West End, Queensland, Australia. 2021. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021. The QNMU is a state-registered union and a branch of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), [...]
^"Diaspora and links". Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation. London, United Kingdom. 2020. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
^"Contacts". South Pacific Nurses Forum. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 2021. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
