Trade Union entry Australian Teachers Union (ii) (1987 - 1991)

Summary

The Australian Teachers' Union was formed in 1987 but originated as the Australian Teachers' Union in 1930. By 1937 it was known as the Australian Teachers' Federation, its member base expanding greatly when members of the defunct Federated State School Teachers' Association of Australia migrated across in 1950. From 1987 the Australian Teachers' Union retained this title until 1993, despite an amalgamation in 1991 with the ACT Teachers' Federation and the Northern Territory Teachers' Federation. From 1993, the Union has been known as the Australian Education Union.

Related entries

Timeline

 1930 - 1937 Australian Teachers Union (i)
       1937 - 1987 Australian Teachers Federation
             1987 - 1991 Australian Teachers Union (ii)
                   1991 - 1993 Australian Teachers Union (iii)
                         1993 - Australian Education Union

Published resources

Books

• Spaull, Andrew, A History of Federal Teachers Unions in Australia: 1921-1985, Australian Teachers' Federation, Carlton South, Victoria, 1985, 22 pp. Details

Journal Articles

• Spaull, Andrew, 'The Establishment of a National Teachers' Union in Australia 1921-1937', History of Education Review, vol. 18, no. 1, 1989, pp. 26-42. Details

Online Resources

• 'Chart 10: Trade Unions - Education', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/031.html. Details