Trade Union entry Electrical Trades Union of Australia (1919 - 1993)

Summary

Although the Electrical Trades Union of Australia was first formed in 1919, many of its founding members had arrived from the recently deregistered Federated Electrical Trades Union of Australia which had originally been established in 1912. While being particularly associated with government power ventures, members have been employed in diverse areas of industry. In 1993 the union amalgamated with the Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees' Union of Australia and became the Electrical Electronic Plumbing and Allied Workers Union of Australia. Another amalgamation in 1994 with the Communication Workers' Union of Australia resulted in the formation of the Communications Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal Plumbing & Allied Services Union of Australia.

Related entries

Timeline

 1919 - 1993 Electrical Trades Union of Australia
       1993 - 1994 Electrical Electronic Plumbing & Allied Workers Union of Australia
             1994 - Communications Electrical Electronic Energy Information Postal Plumbing & Allied Services Union of Australia

Archival resources

Fryer Library and Department of Special Collections, University of Queensland

• David Hamill - Papers, 1945 - 1964, UQFL 238; Fryer Library and Department of Special Collections, University of Queensland. Details

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

• Fred Campbell interviewed by Richard Raxworthy in the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project, 1988, ORAL TRC 1948/33; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details
• Harry Jensen interviewed by Richard Raxworthy in the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project, 1986?, ORAL TRC 1948/3; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details
• Jack Keenahan interviewed by Richard Raxworthy in the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project, 1988, ORAL TRC 1948/39; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details
• John Gandini interviewed by Stuart Reid, 1996, ORAL TRC 3886; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• Gerry Whittle Papers, 1964 - 1970, Z518; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana

• Electrical Trades Union contribution book of William Furner, 1941, D 5648; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details

State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection

• Edward A. Cashmore - Papers, ca. 1913 Jun. 13-ca. 1922, MS 12563; State Library of Victoria, Australian Manuscripts Collection. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Electrical Trades Union of Australia, Victorian Branch - Records, 1920 - 1984, 1985.0061; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection

• John Henry O'Neil - Papers, 1921 - 1950, 01/; University of Tasmania Library, Special/Rare Collection. Details

University of Wollongong Archives

• Electrical Trades Union - South Coast Branch Records, 1969 - 1979, D133; University of Wollongong Archives. Details

Published resources

Books

• Pola, John R., ETU 1902-1982: The Greatest Servant: A Social History of the Electrical Trades Union (NSW Branch), 2B Graphics Pty Ltd, Sydney, 1983, 106 pp. Details

Journal Articles

• 'Happy Centenary ETU: Our History of Achievement', ETU News, 2002, pp. 11-15. Details
• Sheridan, Tom, 'A Case Study in Complexity: The Origins of the 1945 Steel Strike in New South Wales', Labour History, vol. 41, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Sydney, 1981, pp. 105-109. Details
• Sykes, Edward I., 'Mount Isa Affair', Journal of Industrial Relations, vol. 7, no. 3, 1965, pp. 265-280. Details

Online Resources

• 'Chart 8: Trade Unions - Communications and Electrical', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/029.html. Details

See also

• Murphy, D.J. (ed.), The Big Strikes, Queensland 1889-1965, University of Queensland Press, Brisbane, Queensland, 1983, 303 pp. Details