Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia explained

TCFUA
Location Country:Australia
Affiliation:ACTU
Full Name:Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia
Founded:1 July 1992
Dissolved:2018
Merged:Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union
Headquarters:Sydney, New South Wales
Key People:Tony Woolgar, national secretary
Website:www.tcfua.org.au

The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA) was a trade union in Australia. It represented a wide range of workers from the textile, clothing, footwear and felt hatting industries.

The TCFUA was formed 1 July 1992 by the merger of the Amalgamated Footwear & Textile Workers' Union of Australia and the Clothing & Allied Trades Union of Australia. It was affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions. In 2018, the TCFUA merged into the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daley . Beth . Unions have a history of merging – that’s why the new ‘super union’ makes sense . The Conversation . The Conversation . 19 December 2023.