Trade Union entry Federated Australian University Staff Association (1988 - 1993)

Summary

The Federated Australian University Staff Association [FAUSA] was originally formed in 1986 as the Australian Association of University Staff but was renamed two years later to FAUSA. FAUSA represented mainly academic staff in the traditional university sector. By 1993, however, FAUSA recognised the need to form a single, stronger union for the whole tertiary education industry. Merging with the Union of Australian College Academics [UACA], the Australian Colleges and Universities Staff Association [ACUSA], the University of Adelaide General Staff Association [UAGSA] and the Australian National University Administrative and Allied Officers' Association [ANUAAOA], FAUSA helped form the National Tertiary Education Industry Union. The NTEU provided a united voice for tertiary education workers, without the old, arbitrary divisions between different parts of the industry or different categories of workers. The amalgamation was endorsed by an overwhelming majority of members of each of the five unions.

Related entries

Timeline

 1986 - 1988 Australian Association of University Staff
       1988 - 1993 Federated Australian University Staff Association
             1993 - National Tertiary Education Industry Union

Archival resources

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• Federated Australian University Staff Association - Records, 1972 - 1990, Z564; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Federated Australian University Staff Association - Records, 1952 - 1993, E194; Z239; Z564(pt); The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

• National Tertiary Education Union, La Trobe University Branch - Records, 1965 - 1985, 1996.0017; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

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