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Trade Union entry Western Australian Typographical Industrial Union of Workers (1900 - 1916)

From
1900
Western Australia
To
1916
Functions
Trade Union (State or Territory only)

Summary

The Western Australian Typographical Industrial Union of Workers was created in 1900 following a name change from the Western Australian Typographical Society, which had formed in 1888. In 1916, the union became part of the federated industry and the name of the Printing Industry Employees' Union of Australia, Western Australian Branch was adopted. In 1966 the Amalgamated Printing Trades Employees' Union of Australia and the Printing Industry Employees' Union of Australia amalgamated to form the Printing & Kindred Industries Union. Despite reregistering on two more occasions, in 1986 and 1992, the union retained this name until 1995 when it merged with the Automotive Food Metals & Engineering Union to form the Automotive Food Metals Engineering Printing & Kindred Industries Union.

Timeline

 1888 - 1900 Western Australian Typographical Society
       1900 - 1916 Western Australian Typographical Industrial Union of Workers
             1917 - 1966 Printing Industry Employees Union of Australia
                   1966 - 1986 Printing & Kindred Industries Union (i)
                         1986 - 1992 Printing & Kindred Industries Union (ii)
                               1992 - 1995 Printing & Kindred Industries Union (iii)
                                     1995 - Automotive Food Metals Engineering Printing & Kindred Industries Union

Archival resources

JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia

  • Printing and Kindred Industries Union (Australia), Western Australian Branch - Records, 1896-1996, 1896 - 1996, MN 168; JS Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia. Details

Published resources

Books

  • Hagan, James, Printers and Politics: A History of the Australian Printing Unions 1850-1950, Australian National University Press in association with the Printing and Kindred Industries Union, Canberra, 1966, 386 pp. Details

Ross G. Elford