Trade Union entry Australasian Transport Officers Federation (1947 - 1978)
Chart 6: Trade Unions - Administrative Services and Local Government
Details
- From
- 1947
- To
- 1978
- Functions
- Trade Union (Federal)
- Reference No
- 137V
Summary
Formed in 1921 by salaried officers employed by state railway departments as a reaction to the industrial turmoil after 1917, this union was originally known as the Victorian Railways Administrative Officers' and Clerks' Association and has encountered a long resistance to its activities from older established trade unions. By 1924 the union became the Federation of Salaried Officers of Railways Commissioners and in 1947 was registered as the Australasian Transport Officers' Federation. In 1978 it changed its name once more to the Australian Transport Officers Federation. By 1991 the union had merged with the Technical Service Guild of Australia and the Municipal Officers' Association of Australia to form the Australian Municipal Transport Energy Water Ports Community & Information Services Union. Further amalgamations in 1992 and 1993, although not causing a change of name for the union, did require it reregistering on both occasions. Another amalgamation later in 1993, this time with the Federated Clerks' Union and the Federated Municipal & Shire Council Employees' Union formed the Australian Municipal Administrative Clerical & Services' Union. Following an amalgamation with the Totalisator Employees' Association of Victoria this union was reregistered in 1994.
Related entries
Timeline
1921 - 1924 Victorian Railways Administrative Officers & Clerks Association
1924 - 1947 Federation of Salaried Officers of Railways Commissioners
1947 - 1978 Australasian Transport Officers Federation
1978 - 1991 Australian Transport Officers Federation
1991 - 1992 Australian Municipal Transport Energy Water Ports Community & Information Services Union (i)
1992 - 1993 Australian Municipal Transport Energy Water Ports Community & Information Services Union (ii)
1993 Australian Municipal Transport Energy Water Ports Community & Information Services Union (iii)
1993 - 1994 Australian Municipal Administrative Clerical & Services Union (i)
1994 - Australian Municipal Administrative Clerical & Services Union (ii)
Archival resources
The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program
- Australian Transport Officers Federation - Records, 1932 - 1992, N73; Z280; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana
- Australian Transport Officers Federation - Records, 1908 - 1988, SRG 419; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
The University of Melbourne Archives
Published resources
Online Resources
- 'Chart 6: Trade Unions - Administrative Services and Local Government', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/027.html. Details
Digital resources
Bruce A. Smith
Created: 20 April 2001, Last modified: 6 August 2010