Heat at Work: United Workers Union (2020-2021)

This project investigated climatic high heat and the experience of members of the United Workers Union across Australia. 

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The project involved a national survey and interviews with UWU members, who work in industries including logistics, cleaning, agriculture, utilities, construction, food and hospitality, security and prisons, manufacturing, and transport and warehousing. 

The project expands our understanding of the impacts of workplace heat, especially for indoor workers and those in lower paid jobs, through a focus on how workers themselves articulate their experiences and understand and exercise their agency at work.

Chief investigators:
Dr Elizabeth Humphrys 
Professor James Goodman
Freya Newman 

Funding body: United Workers Union

Project website:  https://toohottowork.org/

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Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.