Trade Union entry Union of Australian College Academics (1987 - 1993)

Summary

The Union of Australian College Academics [UACA] was formed in 1987 to represent mainly academic staff in the Colleges of Advanced Education, following that membership base into the university sector as institutions amalgamated or changed their status.

By 1993, however, UACA recognised the need to form a single, stronger union for the whole tertiary education industry. Merging with the Federated Australian University Staff Association [FAUSA], 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 [NTEU]. 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

 1968 - 1987? Federated Council of Academics
       1987 - 1993 Union of Australian College Academics
             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 Council of Academics - Records, 1966 - 1987, Z149; Z564 (pt); The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. 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