Federated Millers and Manufacturing Grocers Union
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Federated Millers and Manufacturing Grocers Union was an Australian trade union. It represented workers in food processing and manufacturing industries.
and the Manufacturing Grocers' Employees' Federation of Australia
. Both unions represented relatively small memberships, and amalgamated as part of a period of union rationalisation encouraged by the ACTU
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. The new union was formed from several pre-existing organisations, the largest and most influential being the Federated Storemen and Packers Union.
Formation
The Federated Millers and Manufacturing Grocers Union was formed through the amalgamation of two pre-existing unions, the Federated Millers and Mill Employees' Association of AustralasiaFederated Millers and Mill Employees' Association of Australasia
The Federated Millers and Mill Employees' Association of Australasia was an Australian trade union which existed between 1911 and 1988. The union represented workers employed in milling grain.- Amalgamation :...
and the Manufacturing Grocers' Employees' Federation of Australia
Manufacturing Grocers' Employees' Federation of Australia
Manufacturing Grocers' Employees' Federation of Australia was an Australian trade union existing between 1906 and 1988. The union was first established as the Federated Candle, Soap, Soda & Starch Employees' Union of Australia, before changing its name in 1914...
. Both unions represented relatively small memberships, and amalgamated as part of a period of union rationalisation encouraged by the ACTU
Australian Council of Trade Unions
The Australian Council of Trade Unions is the largest peak body representing workers in Australia. It is a national trade union centre of 46 affiliated unions.-History:The ACTU was formed in 1927 as the "Australian Council of Trade Unions"...
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Amalgamation
The new union did not last long as a separate entity, and in 1992 it amalgamated with the recently formed National Union of WorkersNational Union of Workers
The National Union of Workers is a large 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, with varying degrees of success...
. The new union was formed from several pre-existing organisations, the largest and most influential being the Federated Storemen and Packers Union.