Trade Union entry Australian Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers) (1974 - 1986)

Summary

The Australian Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers) had its origins in the Federated Public Service Assistants' Association of Australia which was registered in 1914. The union became known as the Commonwealth Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers) in 1967 and then eventually in 1974 became known as the Australian Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers). By the end of 1986 the name was shortened to the Australian Public Service Association. In 1989, the union amalgamated with the Administrative & Clerical Officers' Association, Australian Government Employment and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Staff Union to form the Australian Public Sector and Broadcasting Union. This was reregistered in 1991 following a further amalgamation with the Meat Inspectors' Association. By the end of 1992 the union had amalgamated twice more, firstly with the Professional Officers' Association and then the Professional Radio & Electronics Institute of Australasia to eventually form the Public Sector Professional Technical Communications Aviation & Broadcasting Union. A year later this union had merged with the CSIRO Staff Association to form the Public Sector Professional Scientific Research Technical Communications Aviation & Broadcasting Union which, in 1994, evolved into the Community and Public Sector Union [CPSU].

Related entries

Timeline

 1914 - 1967 Federated Public Service Assistants Association of Australia
       1967 - 1974 Commonwealth Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers)
             1974 - 1986 Australian Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers)
                   1986 - 1989 Australian Public Service Association
                         1989 - 1991 Australian Public Sector & Broadcasting Union, Australian Government Employment (i)
                               1991 - 1992 Australian Public Sector & Broadcasting Union, Australian Government Employment (ii)
                                     1992 Australian Public Sector Professional & Broadcasting Union, Australian Government Employment
                                           1992 - 1993 Public Sector Professional Technical Communications Aviation & Broadcasting Union
                                                 1993 - 1994 Public Sector Professional Scientific Research Technical Communications Aviation & Broadcasting Union
                                                       1994 - CPSU, the Community & Public Sector Union

Archival resources

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• Commonwealth Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers) - Records, c. 1970 - 1989, Z416; Z380 (pt); The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Commonwealth Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers) - Records, 1963 - 1982, Z198; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Commonwealth Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers) - Records, 1946 - 1990, Z226; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Australian Postal and Telecommunications Union, Federal Office - Records, 1977 - 1983, 1986.0114; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

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