Trade Union entry Association of Assistants of the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research organisation (1952 - 1958)

Summary

Formed in 1952, as the Association of Assistants of the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation, this union changed names in 1958 to become the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation Technical Association. Operating for another thirty years the union reregistered in 1988 as the CSIRO Technical Association before amalgamating with the CSIRO Officers' Association in 1992 to form the CSIRO Staff Association. However, a year later the Association had merged into the Public Sector Union which is currently formally known as the CPSU, the Community & Public Sector Union.

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Timeline

 1952 - 1958 Association of Assistants of the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research organisation
       1958 - 1988 Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation Technical Association
             1988 - 1992 CSIRO Technical Association
                   1992 - 1993 CSIRO Staff Association
                         1993 - 1994 Public Sector Professional Scientific Research Technical Communications Aviation & Broadcasting Union
                               1994 - CPSU, the Community & Public Sector Union

Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Chart 19: Trade Unions - Public Sector', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/040.html. Details