Marine Motor Drivers and Coxswains' Union of New South Wales

Marine Motor Drivers and Coxswains' Union of New South Wales was an Australian trade unionSmith, Bruce A. created 4 November 2001, last modified 12 December 2002. ''Trade Union Entry: Marine Motor Drivers and Coxswains' Association of New South Wales''. Australian Trade Union Archives. Retrieved 14 March 2011. existing between 1912 and 1967. The union represented workers employed as linesmen, coxswains, Kirkby, Diane. (2008). "Voices from the ships: Australia's seafarers and their union". p.85. University of New South Wales Press: Sydney. . dui: 331.88113875 and driving motor boats carrying cargo or passengers.

Industrial Disputes

As well as agitating for improvements in its members' pay and conditions through the Conciliation and Arbitration systems, the union also worked to maintain the high standard of skill amongst workers in the industry.

Amalgamation

The Marine Motor Drivers and Coxswains' Union suffered from demarcation disputes with other maritime union, such as the Masters and Engineers' Association and the Firemen and Deckhands' Union of New South Wales(FDU),(08/11/1913). ''INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.''. Grafton: Clarence and Richmond Examiner "http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62072856" Retrieved 24 May 2011. before finally amalgamating with the FDU in 1967. Don Henderson, of the FDU, would later acknowledge that a large part of the FDU's motivation in seeking amalgamation with the Marine Motor Drivers and Coxswains was the vital position of the linesmen, represented by the latter union, in port operations. The linesmen's role in securing moored ships meant they could halt all docking of ships in the event of an industrial dispute.

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Defunct trade unions of Australia
Maritime trade unions
Port workers' trade unions
Trade unions established in 1912
Trade unions disestablished in 1967
1912 establishments in Australia