Employer Body entry Victorian Employers Federation (1901 - 1991)

Summary

Established in 1885 as the Victorian Employers' Union, the Victorian Employers' Federation began operations in 1901, representing employers on issues of industrial and labour relations, government policy, management and business education. In 1991 it amalgamated with the State Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Victoria) to form the Victorian Employers' Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Related entries

Timeline

 1885 - 1901 Victorian Employers Union
       1901 - 1991 Victorian Employers Federation
             1991 - Victorian Employers Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Archival resources

Flinders University, University Library

• National Institute of Labour Studies Collection - Minutes of the Victorian Employers' Federation, 1885 - 1945, http://www.lib.flinders.edu.au/resources/collection/special/nils/index.html; Flinders University, University Library. Details

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

• Victorian Employers Federation - Records, 1886 - 1946, M65; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

The University of Melbourne Archives

• Victorian Employers' Federation - Records, 1911 - 1952, 1974.0090; The University of Melbourne Archives. Details

Published resources

Books

• Thomas, S., Challenge. The First 100 Years of the VEF, Victorian Employers' Federation, Hawthorn, Victoria, 1985, 264 pp. Details

Online Resources

• 'Chart 5: State and Territory Employers' Federations and Chambers of Commerce and Manufactures', in Parties to the Award, 2002, http://www.atua.org.au/ptta/025.html. Details