The Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees' Union of Australia (FLAIEU) was an Australian
trade union
A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...
from 1910 to 1992.
It represented workers employed in hospitality, catering, breweries and alcohol retailing.
[ The union merged with the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union of Australia to form ]United Voice
United Voice was an Australian trade union from 1992 to 2019. It merged with the National Union of Workers to form the United Workers Union in 2019. United Voice was part of the Labor Left faction of the Australian Labor Party.
The union was ...
in 1992.
Formation
The union was formed when the Victorian Liquor Trades Union merged with other state-based unions representing brewery workers in 1910. The union grew rapidly, incorporating workers from kindred industries, and in 1968 merged with the Hotel Club Restaurant and Caterers' Employees' Union of New South Wales.[ The New South Wales branch was the largest state branch of the union (with 68 percent of the union's membership in 1976).][
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Amalgamation
In 1992 the FLAIEU amalgamated with the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union
The Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union (FMWUl commonly known as the 'Missos') was an Australian trade union from 1915 to 1992. It represented an extremely diverse and disparate range of occupations, but its core support came from workers empl ...
, which primarily represented cleaners and security staff.Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union
United Voice was an Australian trade union from 1992 to 2019. It merged with the National Union of Workers to form the United Workers Union in 2019. United Voice was part of the Labor Left faction of the Australian Labor Party.
The union was ...
, had approximately 200,000 members at formation. The Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union later changed its name to United Voice.[
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Further reading
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References
External links
lhmu.org.au
The website of United Voice, the successor to the Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Union.
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Defunct trade unions of Australia
Trade unions established in 1910
Trade unions disestablished in 1992
Hospitality industry trade unions