United Voice, formerly known as the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU) (the "Missos") is a large Australian trade union, with around 130,000 members. United Voice members work in a wide range of occupations including hospitality, childcare, teachers' aides, aged care, property services (cleaning, security, maintenance etc.), health, manufacturing, ambulance workers (in some states) and community services.
United Voice is an amalgamation of the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union (FMWU) and Liquor Trades Union (LTU). This merger occurred in 1992 and the new union, known as the LHMU, had 200,000 members.
The union took its new name of United Voice effective 1 March 2011.
Read more about United Voice: Governance & Structure
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