Federated Millers and Mill Employees' Association of Australasia
Federated Millers and Mill Employees' Association of Australasia | |
| Merged into | Federated Millers and Manufacturing Grocers Employees' Association of Australia |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1911 |
| Dissolved | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Room 4, Second Floor, Victorian Trades Hall, Carlton, Melbourne, VIC |
| Location |
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Members | 4,300 (1971)[1] |
| Affiliations | A.C.T.U., A.L.P. |
The Federated Millers and Mill Employees' Association of Australasia (MEA) was an Australian trade union which existed between 1911 and 1988.[2] The union represented workers employed in milling grain.
Formation[edit]
The Federation (originally the Federated Millers and Mill Employes' Association) was formed as a result of a meeting in Adelaide in May 1910.[3] At the first annual meeting held in Melbourne in March 1911, the following officers were elected: President, Mr. T. Drum (N.S.W.); vice-president, Mr. W. Bain (S.A.); general secretary, Mr. G. Lewis (N.S.W.); treasurer, Mr. J. Nealer (Vic.); trustees, Frank Condon (S.A.) and J. Kebble. Apologies were received from the Western Australian branch.[4]
Amalgamation[edit]
In 1988 the M.E.A. amalgamated with the Manufacturing Grocers' Employees' Federation of Australia to form the Federated Millers and Manufacturing Grocers Union. This union then merged shortly after into the recently formed National Union of Workers.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Rawson, D. W. (1973). "A Handbook of Australian Trade Unions and Employees' Associations – Second Edition". Canberra:The Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0634-X
- ^ a b Smith, Bruce A. created 20 April 2001, last modified 6 August 2010. Trade Union Entry: Federated Millers & Mill Employees Association of Australasia. "http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE0471b.htm". Australian Trade Union Archives. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ "Flourmill Employes". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 11 May 1910. p. 8. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Mill Employes". Daily Herald. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 17 March 1911. p. 8. Retrieved 18 November 2014. "employe" (or "employé") was then a common (male) spelling.
Further reading[edit]
- Taylor, Graeme (1974) Why A Small Union Survives: The case of the four millers, Melbourne:Monash University.
External links[edit]
- nuw.org.au The website of the National Union of Workers, the successor to the Federated Millers and Mill Employees' Union.
