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Transport Workers Union of Australia (i) (1938 - 1987)TWU |
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| Function: Trade Union (Federal) | ||||
| The growth in the transport sector at the turn of the last century provided a stimulus for carters' unions to reorganise themselves to make them a stronger force. This led to the Federal registration of the Federated Carters and Drivers' Industrial Union in 1906. However it was not until 1925, that representatives of the Federated Carters' & Drivers' Industrial Union, the Trolley Draymen & Carters' Union and the Motor Transport & Chauffeurs' Association met to plan the establishment of a new union capable of representing all persons employed in connection with the transport of people or goods by road. This led to the Amalgamated Road Transport Workers' Union becoming federally registered in 1928. Ten years later it changed its name to the Transport Workers' Union [TWU] of Australia. In 1947 members of the deregistered Federated Carters' and Drivers' Industrial Union of Australia joined the ranks of the TWU. By the end of 1987 the Transport Workers' Union had amalgamated with the Motor Transport & Chauffeurs' Association and although having to reregister it retained the same name. See "online sources" for a pedigree chart of this entity. |
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| Reference/Legal Number(s): 179V | ||
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| Previous and Subsequent Entities 1928 - 1938 Amalgamated Road Transport Workers Union of Australia 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/ALE0845b.htm |