Identity area
Type of entity
Trade union
Authorized form of name
National Union of Rail Workers of Australia
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- National Union of Railwaymen of Australia
- National Union of Railway Workers of Australia
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1933; 1938 - 1993
History
The National Union of Railwaymen of Australia was first registered under the Commonwealth's industrial relations legislation in March 1933. It was soon de-registered in July 1933 and many members of this original union were eventually covered by a second union of the same name, which registered on 7 December 1938. The NUR amalgamated with the Government Railways Transport Staff Association in 1938, with the Department of Main Roads Employees' Union in 1942 and the Government Tramway Electrical Branch Workers' Association around 1944-45. The Union continued under this name until 1982 when it changed to the National Union of Rail Workers of Australia. In 1993 the union amalgamated with the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen, the Australian Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees' Association and the Australian Railways Union to form the Australian Rail Tram & Bus Industry Union.
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Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Representation for railway workers and train drivers
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
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Occupations
Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Entered from deposit description on 19 February 2013
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Sources
Australian Trade Union Archives, http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE0233b.htm#related (accessed on 19 February 2013)