Objectives/Principals

Mission Statement

The Mission of the AFL Umpires' Association is to:

Provide the highest standard of collective representation to all AFL Umpires regardless of category, experience or location
Encourage and foster the highest standards of officiating and citizenship amongst AFL Umpires on and off the field; and
Promote and advance the institutions of Umpiring and the Game

Values Statement:

The AFL Umpires' Association is committed to fostering its' core values of: Respect Integrity Fairness Trust.

Principles:

The AFL Umpires' Association:

must be a democratic organisation, which encourages and facilitates the involvement of its membership in the decision making process;
believes effective collective bargaining and industrial relations strategies are fundamental to the establishment of a career path for AFL umpires which will provide them with appropriate rewards commensurate with the wealth of the Game;
sees officiating at the highest level as a profession and a career, not a recreation or a hobby;
believes its role and responsibility is not limited to collective bargaining but extends to promoting, protecting and servicing the needs of the individual;
believes it is its responsibility to establish, control and administer ancillary career services and funds essential for the fulfilment of the career path;
recognises that it is an ambassador of umpiring and the sport and as such has a responsibility to positively promote these institutions;
must enshrine its values (ie. Respect, Integrity, Fairness and Trust) into every element of the organisations activities.

Objectives:

Improve the management and structure of the AFLUA
Ensure an appropriate welfare system is developed and implemented for the benefit of all AFL umpires.
Maximise umpires' potential through best practice employee relations services
Build and maintain a financially viable and independent Association
Within the context of the Game maximise the promotion and development opportunities for umpires and Umpiring.