Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees' Union of Australia

F.L.A.I.E.U.
Full name Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees' Union of Australia
Founded 1910
Date dissolved 1992
Merged into Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union
Members 85,000 (in 1976)[1]
Affiliation ACTU, ALP
Office location 13 Monaro House, 3 Lonsdale Street, Braddon, ACT
Country Australia

Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees' Union of Australia (FLAIEU) was an Australian trade union which existed between 1910 and 1992.[2] It represented workers employed in hospitality, catering, breweries and alcohol retailing.[1]

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.[1] The New South Wales branch was the largest state branch of the union (with 68 percent of the union's membership in 1976).[1]

Amalgamation

In 1992 the FLAIEU amalgamated with the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union, which primarily represented cleaners and security staff.[3] The resulting body, the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union, had approximately 200,000 members at formation. The Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union later changed its name to United Voice.[3]

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Huntley, Pat; Ian Huntley (1976). Inside Australia's Top 100 Trade Unions: Are They Wrecking Australia?. Northbridge, NSW: Pat Huntley. pp. 148–150. ISBN 0-9598507-1-6.
  2. ↑ Bruce A. Smith (10 August 2010). "Federated Liquor & Allied Industries Employees Union of Australia". Australian Trade Union Archives. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  3. 1 2 "History". United Voice. Retrieved 25 November 2011.

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