Trade Union entry Federated Storemen & Packers Union of Australia (1912 - 1988)

Summary

The Federated Storemen and Packers' Union was formed in 1912 with the amalgamation of the Federated Rubber and Allied Workers' Union of Australia. Under the federal leadership of Percy Clarey, General President from 1918 to 1960 and later of Bill Landeryou and Simon Crean, the union established a wide coverage within the key wool, oil and transport industries as well as across a wide spectrum of manufacturing activities. From 1988 the union underwent a series of amalgamations, starting with the Federated Rubber & Allied Workers' Union to form the National Union of Storeworkers Packers Rubber & Allied Workers. In 1991 this new union merged with the Sales Representatives' and Commercial Travellers' Guild and the Commonwealth Foremens' Association to create the National Union of Workers. A year later the National Union of Workers reregistered following further amalgamations with the Federated Cold Storage & Meat Preserving Union of Australasia and the Federated Millers' & Manufacturing Grocers' Association of Australasia.

Related entries

Timeline

 1912 - 1988 Federated Storemen & Packers Union of Australia
       1988 - 1991 National Union of Storeworkers Packers Rubber & Allied Workers
             1991 - 1992 National Union of Workers (i)
                   1992 - National Union of Workers (ii)

Archival resources

John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland

• Brisbane Wool Selling Brokers Association and Livestock Agents Association Records - Minutes of the Federated Storemen & Packers Union of Australia, 1921 - 1938, OMA; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• Simon Crean - Newsclippings, 1950-1980, 1950 - 1980, MS 6537; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

• Bob Davies interviewed by Richard Raxworthy in the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project, 1994, ORAL TRC 3128/5; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details
• Harry Quinn interviewed by Richard Raxworthy in the Labor Council of New South Wales oral history project, 1994, ORAL TRC 3128/9; National Library of Australia Oral History Collection. Details

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• Federated Storemen & Packers Union of Australia - Records, 1976 - 1991, Z487; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Federated Storemen & Packers Union of Australia - Records, 1896 - 1941, E104; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Federated Storemen and Packers' Union, Federal Office - Records, 1911 - 1981, 1984.0108; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Federated Storemen and Packers' Union, Victorian Branch - Records, 1910 - 1978, 1985.0064; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Federated Storemen and Packers' Union, Victorian Branch - Records, 1912 - 1980, 1985.0051; 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

• Federated Storemen and Packers' Union of Australia - Annual Report, 1937, A65; University of Wollongong Archives. Details

Published resources

Books

• Davis, Edward M., Democracy in Australian Unions: A Comparative Study of Six Unions, Allen and Unwin, North Sydney, New South Wales, 1987, 243 pp. Details

Online Resources

• 'Chart 9: Trade Unions - Distribution/Warehousing and Manufacturing - Clothing and Apparel', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/030.html. Details