Amalgamated Metal Workers' Union. Wollongong Regional Office collection guide

CreatorAmalgamated Metal Workers' Union (Australia). Wollongong Regional OfficeDate1943-1976DescriptionThe Amalgamated Metal Workers' Union was formed in 1972 by the merger of the Boilermakers and Blacksmith's Society of Australia, the Amalgamated Engineering Union and the Sheet Metal Workers' Union. Attempts to form a single union covering
metal trades workers had begun in 1920 as a corollary of the One Big Union movement. These efforts were initially thwarted by inter-union rivalry, economic depression and outbreak of war. In 1945 the Sheet Metal Working, Agricultural Implement and Stovemaking Industrial Union of Australia came into existence as a result of several small union merging. The boilermakers and Blacksmiths' Society of Australia was formed in 1965. Prior to amalgamation, the various unions representing metal workers
frequently met to discuss mutual problems. Material in this deposit which pre-dates amalgamation relates mainly to the Amalgamated Engineering Union.Collection NameAmalgamated Metal Workers' Union - Wollongong Regional OfficeUOW Archival Collection Inventories

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