Federated Cold Storage and Meat Preserving Employees Union

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F.C.S.M.P.E.U.
Full nameFederated Cold Storage and Meat Preserving Employees' Union of Australasia
Founded1908
Date dissolved1992
Merged into National Union of Workers
Members6,700 (in 1979) [1]
Affiliation A.C.T.U., A.L.P., I.U.F.
Office locationRoom 2, 3rd Floor, Victorian Trades Hall, Carlton, Melbourne, VIC
Country Australia

The Federated Cold Storage and Meat Preserving Employees' Union (FCSMPEU) was an Australian trade union which existed between 1908 and 1992. [2] [3] The union represented workers employed in refrigeration, and the production of ice, dairy products, preserved meat, fish, game and poultry in the southern states of Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. [1] The union was initially known as the Cold Storage Union of Victoria before changing its name in 1915. [1] The union maintained 100 per cent membership, and most workplaces were closed shops. [1]

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Amalgamation

The union began seeking to amalgamate with unions representing workers in similar industries in the 1970s, partly as a result of automation reducing employment in the industry, and initially favoured merging with the Food Preservers' Union and the Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union. [1] The union eventually amalgamated in 1992 with the newly formed National Union of Workers. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Huntley, Pat and Huntley, Ian. (1979). "Inside Australia's Top 100 Trade Union". Northbridge:Ian Huntley Pty. Ltd. ISBN   0-9598507-4-0
  2. 1 2 Smith, Bruce A. created 20 April 2001, last modified 6 August 2010. Trade Union Entry: Federated Cold Storage & Meat Preserving Union of Australasia. "http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE0444b.htm". Australian Trade Union Archives. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Smith, Bruce A. created 11 June 2009. UNIONS - 1900-1960. "http://www.worksite.actu.org.au/fact-sheets/unions---history-1900-1960.aspx". ACTU Worksite. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
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