The Federated Storemen and Packers Union of Australia was an Australian trade union which existed between 1912 and 1988.
It represented workers employed in
warehousing,
transport logistics
Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land ( rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, ...
, and a limited range of manufacturing industries in Australia.
History
The Storemen and Packers Union was formed in 1912.
[ The union expanded rapidly after its creation, and became a prominent and influential member of the right wing faction of the Australian labour movement. During the 1970s and 80s the Storemen and Packers was heavily involved in the establishment of the superannuation system through a direct action campaign. In 1988 the union amalgamated with the ]Federated Rubber and Allied Workers Union of Australia
The Federated Rubber and Allied Workers' Union of Australia was an Australian trade union which existed between 1909 and 1988. The union represented workers employed in manufacturing rubber, plastic, electrical cable, adhesive and abrasive prod ...
to form the National Union of Storeworkers, Packers, Rubber and Allied Workers. Several other small manufacturing and distribution unions soon joined the new body, and in 1991 it was renamed the National Union of Workers
The National Union of Workers was an Australian trade union formed in 1989.
History
The National Union of Workers of Australia was formed by a progressive amalgamation of unions from 1989 onwards in a time when all Australian unions were merging ...
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Leadership
* Percy Clarey (General President, 1918–1960)
* Bill Landeryou
* Simon Crean
References
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External links
nuw.org.au
The website of the National Union of Workers, the successor to the Storemen and Packers Union.
Defunct trade unions of Australia
Trade unions established in 1912
Trade unions disestablished in 1988
1912 establishments in Australia