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Australian Commonwealth Post & Telegraph Officers Association (1912 - 1917) |
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| Function: Trade Union (Federal) | |||
| The Australian Commonwealth Post & Telegraph Officers' Association was formed in 1912, and changed its name to the Australian Postal Assistants' Union [APAU] in 1917. In 1926 the APAU was renamed the Fourth Division Postmasters, Postal Clerks & Telegraphists' Union, and remained an autonomous body until 1967. In November 1966 it amalgamated with the Australian Third Division Telegraphists & Postal Clerks' Union, effective from 19 February 1967. On amalgamation the unions adopted the title The Union of Postal Clerks & Telegraphists. The move towards establishing an all-encompassing Communications Industry Union was advanced in August 1990 with the amalgamation of the Union of Postal Clerks & Telegraphists and the Australian Postal & Telecommunications Employees' Association. In 1992 a further amalgamation occurred between the Australian Postal and Telegraphists' Union and the Australian Telecommunications Employees' Association to form the Communication Workers' Union of Australia [CWU]. This fulfilled the previously identified aim of having one union representing all workers in the Communications Industry. The following year, the Telecommunications Officers' Association amalgamated with the CWU. On 1 August 1994 a final amalgamation between the CWU and the Electrical Electronic Plumbing & Allied Workers' Union of Australia led to the establishment of the Communications Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal Plumbing & Allied Services Union of Australia [CEPU]. See "online sources" for a pedigree chart of this entity. |
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| Previous and Subsequent Entities 1912 - 1917 Australian Commonwealth Post & Telegraph Officers Association Member(s) | ||
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Published by University of Melbourne, 7 March 2002 Based on "Parties to the Award" published 1994. Submit any comments, questions, corrections and additions Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 29 June 2006 http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE0149b.htm |