Trade Union entry Professional Officers Association, Commonwealth Public Service (1917 - 1975)

Summary

The Professional Officers' Association, Commonwealth Public Service was registered federally in 1917 and operated until 1975 when it changed its name to the Professional Officers' Association, Australian Public Service. The Union continued operating under this name, despite a merger in 1991 with the Australian Government Lawyers' Association. In 1992, however, the Professional Officers' Association, Australian Public Service was amalgamated with the Australian Public Sector & Broadcasting Union, Australian Government Employment and became the Australian Public Sector Professional & Broadcasting Union, Australian Government Employment. Later in the same year, as a result of a further amalgamation with the Professional Radio & Electronics Institute of Australasia, this union became known as the Public Sector Professional Technical Communications Aviation & Broadcasting Union. In 1993 the union changed once again to become the Public Sector Professional Scientific Research Technical Communications Aviation & Broadcasting Union following a further amalgamation with the newly formed CSIRO Staff Association. An influx of members from the deregistered State Public Services Federation in 1994 stimulated another change of name to the Community & Public Sector Union [CPSU].

Related entries

Timeline

 1917 - 1975 Professional Officers Association, Commonwealth Public Service
       1975 - 1991 Professional Officers Association, Australian Public Service (i)
             1991 - 1992 Professional Officers Association, Australian Public Service (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

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

• Professional Officers Association Records, 1916 - 1988, R 376; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details

National Archives of Australia, Melbourne Office

• Bound transcript and exhibits relating to cases before the Public Service Arbitrator, the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, and the Industrial Registrar, 1918 - 1969, MP1488/1; National Archives of Australia, Melbourne Office. Details
• Professional Officers' Association - Application for Membership Forms, 1930 - 1974, MP1713/3; National Archives of Australia, Melbourne Office. Details
• Professional Officers Association - Arbitration files, 1930 - , M258; National Archives of Australia, Melbourne Office. Details
• Professional Officers' Association - Committee Minutes, 1912 - 1969, MP1713/1; National Archives of Australia, Melbourne Office. Details
• Professional Officers' Association - General correspondence files, 1916 - , M259; National Archives of Australia, Melbourne Office. Details
• Professional Officers' Association - Minutes of General Meetings, 1912 - 1947, MP1713/2; National Archives of Australia, Melbourne Office. Details
• The Professional Officers' Association Chronicle, 1921 - , M257; National Archives of Australia, Melbourne Office. Details

National Archives of Australia, National Office

• Folders of papers accumulated by Mr A D Ross, mainly relating to the preparation of a work value case for economists, 1952 - 1973, AA1980/191; National Archives of Australia, National Office. Details
• Records of ACT Central Councillor, 1960 - 1965, AA1969/86; National Archives of Australia, National Office. Details
• Working papers of A D Ross, 1973 - 1980, AA1985/227; National Archives of Australia, National Office. Details
• Working papers of A D Ross, ACT Central Councillor, relating to POA Conferences, 1962 - 1972, AA1974/401; National Archives of Australia, National Office. Details

National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection

• Lionel Courtenay Key - Papers 1955-1967, 1955 - 1967, MS 5645; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
• Margaret Crawford - Papers, 1948-1964, 1948 - 1964, MS 8201; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
• Papers of Judith Baskin, 1969-1989, 1969 - 1989, MS 1973; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details
• W.D. Thorn - Papers 1967-1986, 1967 - 1986, MS 7379; National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection. Details

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• Professional Officers Association, Commonwealth Public Service - Records, c. 1912 - 1976, Z477; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Professional Officers Association, Commonwealth Public Service - Records, 1972 - 1992, Z584; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Professional Officers' Association, Psychologists' Group - Records, 1953 - 1985, 1987.0107; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• Agency details for Agency CA 1994 - Professional Officers' Association, Commonwealth Public Service, Head Office, National Archives of Australia, http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+1994. Details
• 'Chart 19: Trade Unions - Public Sector', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/040.html. Details