Trade Union entry Australian Glass Workers Union (1918 - 1992)

Summary

This small union grew out of the Amalgamated Glass Bottle-makers' Union, which had formed before the turn of the century but wasn't registered federally until 1909. It changed to the Australian Glass Workers' Union in 1918. Demand for indigenous glass making capabilities during World War One saw to its consolidation, and after World War Two many European migrants entered the industry. In September 1992 the Australian Glass Workers' Union was amalgamated into the Federation of Industrial Manufacturing & Engineering Employees. This union grew in size and strength through further amalgamations in November 1992 but reached its zenith through the amalgamation with the Australian Workers Union to form the AWU-FIME Amalgamated Union in 1993, later known simply as the AWU.

Related entries

Timeline

 1909 - 1918 Amalgamated Glass Bottle Makers Union of Australia
       1918 - 1992 Australian Glass Workers Union
             1992 Federation of Industrial Manufacturing & Engineering Employees (ii)
                   1992 - 1993 Federation of Industrial Manufacturing & Engineering Employees (iii)
                         1993 - AWU-FIME Amalgamated Union

Archival resources

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• Australian Glass Workers Union - Records, 1894 - 1939, T2; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Australian Glass Workers' Union, Victorian Branch - Records, 1947 - 1969, 1990.0028; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Australian Glass Workers' Union, Victorian Branch - Records, 1918 - 1949, 1974.0031; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Chart 22: Trade Unions - Rural Industries. Infrastructure and Manufacturing - Metals and General', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/043.html. Details