Amalgamated Union Of Public Employees

To unite all workers eligible for membership into one comprehensive industrial union.

To promote good industrial relations between workmen and employers.

To improve the working conditions of workmen or enhance their economic and social status.

To provide legal assistance for members in matters connected with their employment.

To try and formulate a scheme for the payment of certain money benefits at the death of members.

To affiliate with, subscribe to or assist any other organisation having objects similar to the Union.

To obtain pension rights for members not at present eligible and to protect the existing retiring benefits of its members.

To publish and issue a journal which shall be controlled, edited and published by the Executive Council at such time or times as it deems advisable.

To carry into execution any purpose which, in the opinion of the Executive Council, is reasonably ancillary, incidental to or consequential on any of the objects herein set forth.

To foster the spirit, of solidarity, service, brotherhood co-operation and mutual help among the workers.

To imbue in the workers a sense of responsibility towards the community and the State.

To develop in the workers, a working class consciousness, transcending all racial barriers.

To achieve the raising of productivity for the benefit of workmen, employers and the economy of Singapore.

To promote and operate any co-operative scheme or industrial or commercial undertaking as the Executive Council may decide, subject to any relevant provision of the laws of Singapore governing the utilisation of Union funds.

It shall be competent for the Executive Council to amalgamate with any other union whose membership comes within the purview of this Union on being satisfied that the proper steps have been taken to ascertain the views of the members of the union desirous of amalgamating with this Union.

The Executive Council shall at all times have power to submit the question of amalgamation with another union to the Triennial Delegates' Conference or Special Delegates' Conference.

Unless 5/6ths of the total membership of the Union agree, the Union shall not be dissolved.

In the event of the Union being dissolved, all debts and liabilities legally incurred shall be fully discharged and the remaining assets shall be divided amongst the members at the time of dissolution in proportion to the total amounts subscribed by each member during his membership.

Nothing in this Constitution and Rules shall be deemed to authorise the Union or any member or officer of the Union to do anything which may be contrary to the provisions of the Trade Unions Act or of any law in force in the Republic of Singapore.