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Trade Union entry Factory Employees Union of Australasia (1908 - 1922)

From
1908
To
1922
Functions
Trade Union (State or Territory only)

Summary

The Factory Employees' Union of Australasia was formed in Sydney circa 1908. It covered employees in laundries, fat extraction and bone mills, and factories manufacturing jam, soap, candles, paper, card board boxes, biscuits, cakes, glue and paint.

In 1922 the Union became the Factory Branch of the Australian Workers Union, NSW Branch (AWU).

In 1993 the AWU and the Federation of Industrial, Manufacturing & Engineering Employees (FIMEE) amalgamated to form the AWU-FIME Amalgamated Union, and in July 1995 the AWU-FIME Amalgamated Union became the Australian Workers Union (AWU).

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Timeline

 1908 - 1922 Factory Employees Union of Australasia
       1905 - 1976 Australian Workers Union (i)
             1976 - 1988 Australian Workers Union (ii)
                   1988 - 1993 Australian Workers Union (iii)
                         1993 - AWU-FIME Amalgamated Union

Archival resources

The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program

  • Factory Employees Union of Australasia - Records, 1908 - 1935, N82; M61; The Noel Butlin Archives Centre, ANU Archives Program. Details

Ross G. Elford

Created: 27 December 2001, Last modified: 12 December 2002