Identity area
Type of entity
Trade union
Authorized form of name
Maritime Union of Australia
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Description area
Dates of existence
1993 -2018
History
The Maritime Union of Australia was formed in 1993 with the merging of several maritime unions, principally the Waterside Workers’ Federation of Australia and the Seamen’s Union of Australia. For a brief time Joint General Secretaries controlled the Union and the representation and responsibilities of the former Waterside Workers’ Federation and the Seamen’s Union were differentiated. Following the waterfront dispute of 1997-1998, however, the Maritime Union of Australia became consolidated as a single entity.
Places
Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Representation for waterside workers, sailors, merchant seamen, divers, ferry workers, firemen, coxswains, deckhands, marine stewards, cooks, bakers and butchers, dredge workers, motor boat drivers, maritime workers
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Entered from deposit description on 1 May 2012
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Sources
Australian Trade Union Archives, http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE0595b.htm (accessed on 1 May 2012)
Maritime Union of Australia website, http://www.mua.org.au/our-union/history/ (accessed on 1 May 2012)