Funeral and Allied Industries Union of New South Wales

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F&AI
Funeral And Allied Industries Union Of New South Wales
Headquarters Sydney, New South Wales
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Key people
Lyle Pepper, president
Aiden Nye, secretary
Affiliations ACTU

The Funeral And Allied Industries Union Of New South Wales (F&AI) was a trade union in Australia. In 2018 it amalgamated with the Australian Workers Union (AWU). It was affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions. [1]

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References

  1. "For 130 years the union movement has fought for the funeral industry". Australian Workers Union. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)