Trade Union entry Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation (1908 - 1987)

Summary

The Australian Boot Trade Employees' Federation was registered federally in 1908 following the earlier registration of the Adelaide, New South Wales, Queensland and Victorian state-based unions. The Union existed independently until the 1980s when imports began to affect the footwear and clothing industries. In 1987 it amalgamated with the Australian Textile Workers' Union to become the Amalgamated Footwear and Textile Workers' Union of Australia, and in 1992, a further amalgamation with the Federated Clothing and Allied Trades Union created the Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia.

Related entries

Timeline

 ? - 1907 New South Wales Clickers Association
       1908 - 1987 Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation
             1987 - 1992 Amalgamated Footwear & Textile Workers Union of Australia
                   1992 - Textile Clothing & Footwear Union of Australia

Archival resources

John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland

• Boot Trade Employees Federation, Queensland Branch Correspondence, 1912 - 1930, OMFH; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation - Records, 1882 - 1975, T5; N42; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation - Records, 1909 - 1963, E134; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation - Records, 1886 - 1960, E131: Z471; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation - Records, 1885 - 1946, T49; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation - Records, 1900 - 1988, T4; Z304; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation - Records, 1906 - 1977, T6; E141; N41; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

State Library of Tasmania, Launceston Reference Library

• Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation - Minutes, Membership Lists and Associated Records, 1910 - 1922, LMSS7; State Library of Tasmania, Launceston Reference Library. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation, Ballarat Branch - Records, 1921 - 1922, 1983.0096; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation, Ballarat Branch - Records, c. 1910 - c. 1920, 1977.0063; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation, NSW Branch - Records, 1979 - 1981, 1988.0096; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation, NSW Branch - Records, 1978.0053; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation, Victorian Branch - Records, 1902 - 1978, 1982.0075; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

• Anon., 'Boot trade workers caught in the depression', Recorder, no. 130, 1984, p. 24. Details

Online Resources

• 'Chart 9: Trade Unions - Distribution/Warehousing and Manufacturing - Clothing and Apparel', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/030.html. Details