The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA) was a

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. It represented a wide range of workers from the textile, clothing, footwear and felt hatting industries. The TCFUA was formed 1 July 1992 by the merger of the Amalgamated Footwear & Textile Workers' Union of Australia and the Clothing & Allied Trades Union of Australia. It was affiliated with the

Australian Council of Trade Unions The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), originally the Australasian Council of Trade Unions, is the largest peak body representing workers in Australia. It is a national trade union centre of 46 affiliated trade union, unions and eight t ...

. In 2018, the TCFUA merged into the

Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) is Australia's largest union in the construction, forestry, maritime, textile, clothing and footwear production industries. The CFMEU has offices in all capital cities in Aust ...

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