| Merged into | Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1910 |
| Dissolved | 1992 |
| Headquarters | 13 Monaro House, 3 Lonsdale Street, Braddon, ACT |
| Location | |
| Members | 85,000 (in 1976) |
| Affiliations | ACTU, ALP |
The Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees' Union of Australia (FLAIEU) was an Australian trade union 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 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).
Amalgamation
In 1992 the FLAIEU amalgamated with the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union, which primarily represented cleaners and security staff. 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.
Further reading
- Hess, Michael (2011). "Right vs Left in the Tasmanian Liquor Trades Union". Labour History. 101. Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Inc: 145–160. doi:10.5263/labourhistory.101.0145. ISSN 0023-6942. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- Hess, Michael (2010). "'We Made a Good Team ...': Establishing the Federated Liquor and Allied Industry Employees Federation in Tasmania". Tasmanian Historical Studies. 15: 131–149. ISSN 1324-048X. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- Best, Alleyn (1990). Unity Service Hospitality - a Great Tradition: the History of the Liquor Trades Union in Victoria. North Melbourne: Victorian Branch, Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees Union of Australia. ISBN 0646028529. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
References
- ^ 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.
- Bruce A. Smith (10 August 2010). "Federated Liquor & Allied Industries Employees Union of Australia". Australian Trade Union Archives. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ "History". United Voice. Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
External links
- lhmu.org.au The website of United Voice, the successor to the Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Union.