Trade Union entry Automotive Food Metals Engineering Printing & Kindred Industries Union (1995 - )

Summary

In 1995 the Automotive Food Metals and Engineering Union amalgamated with the Printing and Kindred Industries Union to become the Automotive Food Metals Engineering Printing and Kindred Industries Union, otherwise known as the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union [AMWU]. Early in its brief history the AMWU was at the forefront in lobbying the Senate to defeat the Howard Government's anti-industry level bargaining legislation.

Related entries

Timeline

 1882 - c. 1896 Friendly Trade Society of Ironmoulders of Queensland
 1916 Federated Shipwrights of Australia
       c. 1882 - c. 1899 Ironfounders Trade Union of Victoria
       c. 1886 - 1899 Friendly Trade Society of Iron Moulders of New South Wales
       c. 1896 - Ironmoulders Trade Union of Queensland
       1916 - 1917 Federated Shipwrights Ship Constructors & Boat Builders Association of Australia
       1938 - 1969 Amalgamated Engineering Union (Australian Section)
             1899 - c. 1914 Federated Iron Brass & Steel Moulders Union of Australasia
             1917 - 1933 Federated Shipwrights Ship Constructors Naval Architects Ships Draughtsmen and Boat Builders of Australia
             1969 - 1973 Amalgamated Engineering Union
                   1916 - 1930 Federated Moulders (Metals) Union of Australasia
                   1933 - 1976 Federated Shipwrights & Ship Constructors Association of Australia
                   1973 - 1976 Amalgamated Metal Workers Union (i)
                         1888 - 1900 Western Australian Typographical Society
                         1918 - 1975 Commonwealth Public Service Artisans Association
                         1930 - 1983 Federated Moulders (Metals) Union of Australia
                         1944 - 1981 Association of Architects Engineers Surveyors & Draughtsmen of Australia
                         1976 - 1983 Amalgamated Metal Workers & Shipwrights Union
                               1857 - 1921 Ballarat Typographical Society
                               c. 1878 - 1921 Australian Bookbinders & Paper Rulers Association
                               1900 - 1916 Western Australian Typographical Industrial Union of Workers
                               1911 - 1916 Jam Sauce Pickle & Food Preserving Employees Union of Australia
                               1917 - 1930 Australian Coach Motor Car Tram Car Waggon Builders Wheelwrights & Rolling Stock Makers Employees Federation
                               1975 - 1986 Australian Public Service Artisans Association
                               1981 - 1986 Association of Draughting Supervisory & Technical Employees (i)
                               1983 - 1985 Amalgamated Metals Foundry & Shipwrights Union
                                     1916 - 1929 Amalgamated Food Preserving Employees Union of Australia
                                     1917 - 1966 Printing Industry Employees Union of Australia
                                     1925 - 1986 Federated Confectioners Association of Australia
                                     1930 - 1938 Australian Coach Motor Car Tram Car Waggon Builders Wheelwrights & Air Craft Rolling Stock Makers Employees Federation
                                     1943 - 1952 Federated Process Engravers Photo-Lithographers & Photogravure Employees Association of Australia (ii)
                                     1985 - 1991 Amalgamated Metal Workers Union (ii)
                                     1986 - 1991 Association of Draughting Supervisory & Technical Employees (ii)
                                           1929 - 1992 Food Preservers Union of Australia
                                           1938 - 1993 Vehicle Builders Employees Federation of Australia
                                           1952 - 1986 Federated Photo Engravers Photo-Lithographers & Photogravure Employees Association of Australia
                                           1966 - 1986 Printing & Kindred Industries Union (i)
                                           1986 - 1992 Confectionery Workers Union of Australia
                                           1991 - 1993 Metals & Engineering Workers Union
                                                 1986 - 1992 Printing & Kindred Industries Union (ii)
                                                 1987 - 1992 Victorian Printers Operatives Union
                                                 1992 - 1994 Confectionery Workers & Food Preservers Union of Australia
                                                 1993 - 1994 Automotive Metals & Engineering Union
                                                       1992 - 1995 Printing & Kindred Industries Union (iii)
                                                       1994 - 1995 Automotive Food Metals & Engineering Union
                                                             1995 - Automotive Food Metals Engineering Printing & Kindred Industries Union

Archival resources

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• Printing Industry Employees Union of Australia - Records, 1887 - 1996, Z102 (pt); The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Food Preservers' Union of Australia, Federal Council & Victorian Branch - Records, 1910 - 1998, 2001.0039; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details