Trade Union entry Victorian Branch of the Australasian Boot Trade Employees Association (1906 - 1950)

Summary

The Victorian Branch of the Australasian Boot Trade Employees' Association was registered under the Federal Government's Conciliation and Arbitration legislation in 1906. Although this union was deregistered as late as 1950 it effectively became the Victorian state branch of the Australian Boot Trade Employees' Federation when that union was itself registered in 1908. The Australian Boot Trade Employees' Federation existed independently until the 1980s when imports began to affect the footwear and clothing industries. In 1987 it amalgamated with the Australian Textile Workers' Union to become the Amalgamated Footwear and Textile Workers' Union of Australia, and in 1992, a further amalgamation with the Federated Clothing and Allied Trades Union created the Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia.

Archival resources

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation - Records, 1882 - 1975, T5; N42; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details
• Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation - Records, 1909 - 1963, E134; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Australian Boot Trade Employees Federation, Victorian Branch - Records, 1902 - 1978, 1982.0075; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

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