Trade Union entry Sugar Works Employees Union of Australia (1911 - 1977)

Summary

Established just after the turn of the century as the Victorian Sugar Refinery Employees' Union, this union was federally registered in 1911 with the Conciliation and Arbitration Court as the Sugar Works Employees' Union of Australia. The union remained confined to Victoria, but in amicable contact with interstate sugar workers' unions. Its members merged into the Australian Workers' Union after the union was deregistered in 1977.

Related entries

Timeline

 c. 1909 - 1911 Victorian Sugar Refinery Employees Union
       1911 - 1977 Sugar Works Employees Union of Australia

Archival resources

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Sugar Works Employees' Union of Australia - Records, 1909 - 1975, 1981.0116; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details
• Sugar Works Employees' Union of Australia - Records, 1916 - 1974, 1981.0111; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Online Resources

• 'Chart 22: Trade Unions - Rural Industries. Infrastructure and Manufacturing - Metals and General', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/043.html. Details