59:
government to restrict wage increases in order to reduce inflation. The union had been campaigning for a wage increase of $ 16 prior to the introduction of the Accord, and refused to abandon the claim despite significant pressure from both the federal government and the ACTU. In 1983 FPUA members at
106:
The FPU was also active in working to protect its members' jobs, threatened by the decline in
Australian manufacturing from the 1970s onwards caused by globalisation and competition from cheap imports. This included organising a ban on the import of foreign dried grapes, enforced by waterfront
118:
In 1992 the union merged with the
Confectionery Workers' Union to form the Confectionery Workers & Food Preservers Union of Australia. Two years later in 1994 this union also amalgamated, this time with the Automotive, Metals & Engineering Union, to form the
68:
agreed to exclude the food preservers, causing their wages to decline relative to other workers, and by
September 1984 the union was forced to give an undertaking to the Commission not to pursue wage claims outside the wage indexation principles set by the Accord.
40:, a Victorian. The union changed its name again in 1929 to the Food Preservers' Union of Australia. While it had fluctuating membership due to the seasonal nature of canning work, the union was one of the few which maintained a strong presence in rural Australia.
224:
20:(FPUA) was an Australian trade union which existed between 1898 and 1992. It represented a broad range of production workers in the food processing industry, including many female members.
96:
of
Rosella Lipton's parent company, Unilever. Faced with the potential for major disruption Unilever agreed to much of the worker's demands, and the dispute was resolved by January 1985.
76:
factory in
Melbourne went on strike, demanding the re-employment of a number of sacked workers and a five percent pay increase. In response, the employers' association, the
64:
factory near
Melbourne went on strike - in response, the federal government sought to exclude them from National Wage Increases mandated under the Accord. The
332:
322:
342:
327:
47:, became closely associated with the left wing of the Australian labour movement. During the 1980s the FPUA played a prominent role in opposing the
107:
unions, as well as successfully lobbying the South
Australian government to provide redevelopment funding to support a local fruit cannery in the
80:, supported by the federal government and the ACTU, applied to have the union deregistered. A number of left-wing or militant unions, such as the
120:
337:
89:
81:
139:
Smith, Bruce A. created 20 April 2001, last modified 6 August 2010. Trade Union Entry: Food
Preservers Union of Australia (1929 - 1992). "
171:
52:
239:
232:
Reworking Work: Proceedings of the 19th
Conference of the Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand
207:
144:
65:
100:
85:
77:
234:. Vol. 1: Refereed papers. Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia and New Zealand (AIRAANZ).
36:. The union was insignificant in organising food workers until 1922, when it was reorganised under the leadership of
112:
99:
The union played a prominent role in promoting the interests of female workers, and the first woman elected to the
48:
44:
56:
291:"Job Protection in the Manufacturing Sector: Union Strategies for the Tasmanian Food Processing Industry"
28:
Around 1898 a union of jam, sauce and pickle workers formed, but only registered in 1911 as the
43:
In the latter part of the 20th century the union, and particularly its
Victorian branch led by
235:
203:
167:
93:
316:
37:
197:
161:
92:
and several railway unions offered support to the FPU, including organising a
108:
290:
263:
73:
140:
30:
Jam Sauce Pickle & Food Preserving Employees' Union of Australia
61:
163:
Labor's Conflict: Big Business, Workers and the Politics of Class
72:
In November of the same year, however, 160 FPU members at the
199:
Trade Unionism in Australia: A History from Flood to Ebb Tide
34:
Amalgamated Food Preserving Employees' Union of Australia
230:. In Baird, Marian; Cooper, Rae; Westcott, Mark (eds.).
103:
executive was Gail Cotton, a FPU organiser, in 1978.
8:
297:(94 ed.). Sydney: Red Pen Publications
270:(94 ed.). Sydney: Red Pen Publications
166:. Cambridge University Press. p. 106.
191:
189:
187:
185:
183:
155:
153:
225:"Exploring gender in peak union bodies"
132:
121:Australian Manufacturing Workers Union
141:http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE0534b
32:. In 1916 it changed its name to the
7:
333:Trade unions disestablished in 1992
18:Food Preservers' Union of Australia
78:Victorian Chamber of Manufacturers
53:Australian Council of Trade Unions
14:
323:Defunct trade unions of Australia
160:Bramble, Tom; Kuhn, Rick (2010).
343:1898 establishments in Australia
328:Trade unions established in 1898
262:Shackley, Adrian (Summer 1985).
223:Brigden, Cathy (February 2005).
289:Thompson, Keith (Summer 1985).
264:"Rumblings in the Rural Sector"
145:Australian Trade Union Archives
66:Industrial Relations Commission
202:. Cambridge University Press.
1:
196:Bramble, Tom (October 2008).
113:Riverland Development Council
101:Victorian Trades Hall Council
86:Builders Labourers Federation
338:Food processing trade unions
147:. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
51:, an agreement between the
359:
111:region and establish the
49:Prices and Incomes Accord
90:Transport Workers Union
82:Electrical Trades Union
295:Australian Left Review
268:Australian Left Review
55:(ACTU) and federal
350:
307:
306:
304:
302:
286:
280:
279:
277:
275:
259:
253:
252:
250:
248:
229:
220:
214:
213:
193:
178:
177:
157:
148:
137:
358:
357:
353:
352:
351:
349:
348:
347:
313:
312:
311:
310:
300:
298:
288:
287:
283:
273:
271:
261:
260:
256:
246:
244:
242:
227:
222:
221:
217:
210:
195:
194:
181:
174:
159:
158:
151:
138:
134:
129:
26:
12:
11:
5:
356:
354:
346:
345:
340:
335:
330:
325:
315:
314:
309:
308:
281:
254:
240:
215:
208:
179:
173:978-1139493864
172:
149:
131:
130:
128:
125:
74:Rosella-Lipton
25:
22:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
355:
344:
341:
339:
336:
334:
331:
329:
326:
324:
321:
320:
318:
296:
292:
285:
282:
269:
265:
258:
255:
243:
241:1-86487-701-4
237:
233:
226:
219:
216:
211:
209:9781107321199
205:
201:
200:
192:
190:
188:
186:
184:
180:
175:
169:
165:
164:
156:
154:
150:
146:
142:
136:
133:
126:
124:
122:
116:
114:
110:
104:
102:
97:
95:
91:
87:
83:
79:
75:
70:
67:
63:
58:
54:
50:
46:
41:
39:
35:
31:
23:
21:
19:
299:. Retrieved
294:
284:
272:. Retrieved
267:
257:
245:. Retrieved
231:
218:
198:
162:
135:
117:
105:
98:
71:
42:
38:Percy Clarey
33:
29:
27:
17:
15:
317:Categories
127:References
109:Riverland
94:black ban
123:(AMWU).
45:Tom Ryan
301:29 June
274:29 June
247:29 June
24:History
238:
206:
170:
228:(PDF)
62:Heinz
57:Labor
303:2019
276:2019
249:2019
236:ISBN
204:ISBN
168:ISBN
60:the
16:The
143:".
319::
293:.
266:.
182:^
152:^
115:.
88:,
84:,
305:.
278:.
251:.
212:.
176:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.