THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE ARCHIVES

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1 THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE ARCHIVES COLLECTION AMALGAMATED, WORKERS' UNION, VICTORIAN BRANCH ACCESSION NO organisations ACTMTY Trade Union; Industrial Relations; Metal Trades; Art and Working Life DATE RANGE COLLECTION

2 While directly stemming from the Amalgamated Engineering Union (q.v.) the AMWU has formed and reformed from amalgamations of many metal trades unions. In 1972 it became the AMWU joining the AEU, Sheet Metal Workers (q.v.), Boilermakers and Blacksmiths (q.v.), Federated Jewellers Watchmakers & Allied Trades Union of Aust. In 1976 it joined the Federated Shipwrights & Ship Constructors Assoc. of Aust. to become Amalg. Metal Workers & Shipwrights Union. In 1983 joined the Federated Moulders (Metals) Union of Aust. (q.v.) tobecome Amalgamated Metals Foundry and Shipwrights Union. It reverted to the name AMWU in A further round of amalgamations since 1991 has seen it change its name many times. It became the Metals and Engineering Workers' Union in 1991, the Automotive Metals and Engineering Union in 1993, the Automotive, Food, Metals and Engineering Union in 1994 and then the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, with the amalgamation of the PKIU in From 1995 it has been known as the Metals Division of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union. 21 March 2001 Access: Open Correspondence files; National Administrative Committee ( ); State Organisers' Reports to Council; industrial files, including working files, dispute files, many relating to SEC matters; union publications including AMWSU (and predecessor unions) journals (1969-:- 1983); AMWU (and predecessor unions) rules (1959-,1988); subject files on matters on interest to the union, such as industrial democracy.

3 !NOTEON COLLECTIONS This is the fourth accession of Amalgamated Metal Workers' Union, Victori; Branch records and includes records created after the many union amalgamations from 1991, which culminated in the establishment of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union in Series include correspondence files; National Administrative Committee ( ); State Organisers' Reports to State Council; industrial files, including working files, dispute files, many relating to SEC matters; union publications including-amwsu (and predecessor unions) journals ( ); AMWU (and predecessor unions) rules ( ); subject files or matters of interest to the union, such as industrial democracy.,, The collection includes records from an Art and Working Life Project based at the union. NOTE ON LISTING The finding aid to the records is a box list prepared by Senga Hateley, the Records Manager of the Australian Manufacturing Workers'Union. The records have not been arranged into series. This is a draft list. LISTED BY Senga Hateley DATE January 2001

4 University of Melbourne Archives Amalgamated Metal Workers' Union, Victorian Branch Accession Number Historical Note: While directly stemming from the Amalgamated Engil}~ertng!Union (~:~;),t~~ AMWU has formed and reformed from amalgamations of many metal t~~des uni6ns. In 1972 itb~~~t;ne the AMWU joining the AEU, Sheet Metal Workers (q.v.), B.~~~~~akers 8Jld Blacksmiths '(q~~,~,,~.s;derated Jewellers Watchmakers & Allied Trades Unionof~~!;In 197;~~t joined the FeCt~rated Shipwrights & Ship Constructors Association of Australia to beco~~~t;nalgamated Metal Workers & Shipwrights Union. In 1983 joined the Federated Moulde~~1,~~etals) Union of Aust. (q.v.) to become Amalgamated Metals Foundry ~.~Shipwrights Uni61}':.tt reverted to the name AMWU in A further round of amalgamation~;:st~~~}~91 has seen it,,~~~~~.}ts name many times. It became the Metals and Engineering wor~~r~;.~~!~~.~n 1991, the;~utomotive Metals and Engineering Union in 1993, the Automotiv~; Food"i~~~~!~~~d ~Jlgineering Union in 1994 and then the Automotive, Food, M~!~~~, Engineering;~ril}ting ai1d~~!1w'ed Industries Union, with the amalgamation ofthe~iguil})j,~(4. From 199?is has beenimown as the Metals Division of the Australian Manufac;tuting Worl<eKs' Union.. '. <'.':;"', ;/"'X:'-;':;\"7< ':~i~t:~':::::':p ",:;~," This istli~~9~rth accessioli~f Am~lgamated Metal Workers' Union, Victorian Branch records and includes reco~g created after the many union amalgamations from 1991, which culminated in the establishmenibftge Austr~llan Manufacturing Workers' Union in ~ ""<-<'~- /<:j Series include co;~~~6~~ence files; National Administrative Committee ( ); State Organisers' Reports'to State Council; industrial files, including working files, dispute files, many relating to SEC matters; union publications including AMWSU (and predecessor unions) journals ( ); AMWU (and predecessor unions) rules ( ); subject files on matters of interest to the union, such as industrial democracy. The collection includes records from an Art and Working Life Project based at the union. Note on Listing: The finding aid to the records is a box list prepared by Senga Hateley, the Records Manager of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union. The records have not been arranged into series. This is a draft list. 1

5 Transferred: 21 March 2001 Access: Restricted. Secretary; s permission expected to be required, but arrangements to be confirmed. Date Range: Quantity: 17 archi boxes; 5 archive boxes Related Collections: Previous AEU and AMWU and metal trades unions amalgamating accessions Listed by: Senga Hateley Date: January

6 BOX - Ml i AMWU Correspondence-State Rivers & Water Supply Victoria AMWU Correspondence-The Victorian Hospitals' Assoc Ltd AMWU Correspondence-Australian Railways Union AMWU Correspondence-Victorian Railways BOX - M2 AMWU Correspondence-J.Ray McDermott (Aust) Pty Ltd 1~15~'i987 Williamstown Dockyards-Retrenchments IN ew Workingi\.!:t'angemen ts Amalgamated Metal Workers and Shipwrights Union-'/1980 Vmtqrian State Conference ";;i);;'i "."--~., BOX - M3 State Organisers' Reports to State Organisers' Reports to State Organisers' Reports to State "".v... u.,~... State Organisers' Reports to State BOX - M4 State Organisers' State 0Ie~~t1t.~~' The QperatiVe;~~~1~rs.s'!;}. Paint HaZ~'ra$'J Feb Oct 1992 Working File I-'P'rpr'''' Working File On...'u...,"''''u''' Working File on Rebuilt Reservoir Working File on Loy Yange Latrobe Valley Working File on Freighters Industries AMWSU working File on Shipbuilding Industry Working File on Brownbuilt Lysaghts

7 I BOX _ M6 Working File (WF) - ICI Venues (2 files) WF - Machine Dynamics 1987 WF - Steel Mains (Tubemakers) WF - Precision Elevators - Precision Engineering WF - Metropolitan Mechanical Maintenance 1989 WF - Wilson Electric Transformer Co WF - BTR Siletbloc WF - Alfa Laval Hamilton WF - Dunlop Pacific Group WF - Process Heat Transfer Kilsyth 1987 WF - Interskin Bendigo WF - Victorian Hide & Skin Producers 1995 WF - Dunlop Olympic Footscray & Somerton Sites WF - Pacific Dunlop WF - Goodyear Superannuation 1986 WF - Bridgestone Australia Ltd. -Restructuring & "--'~"~"~'"~~'vy WF - Apel Belting including WF - Beltline Services La Trobe Valley Certified t\gl:eemen WF - Kirby Zenford - including Labour Hire WF - Mills Rubber springvale 1985 WF - Gardner & Naylor Group (In WF - Haden Engineering WF - S.L. McDonald including Wilson WF - F.w. Nielson Moorabbin ~~5H:s5 WF - Williams Sheet Metal '. WF - Braemar Working File (W~);~,~:rR Ind~~tijal Products Pt Lt~ EBA 1995 WF - Webb COriveya~~of AU~~iPty Ltd CertifiecI;~greement 1995 WF - Pacific Dunlop Rt(~~tr~~9}lR'(~9;:yswater ite) EBA 1995 WF - Barli~~~~~ott Warit~t;!'l,~ I980+{;h9~f)~0Y";. WF - S<ll'l(nlUiS~f1~g;i~eerlng';t~ ~;C' WF:;;,McNiece Ben~.g;?;F 1979~~~~84 W~'2i;:Reva Plastics Pt~'~~~ 1982;~,~8..z WF,t,{t;r~o Insulation LdY:e~9;ng pow.~.t,station Certified Agreement 1994 WF -I~!~.ites ~Q.;,;i WF - JOU~~r~ Joubert - 1 ~? WF - Hen2r~t~8Ils N o-sagtpdustries WF - ACI Plast~8~Packagi9g incl. EBA 1993 WF - South pa.c1gg.j'yr~ 0 Redundancy Agreement 1991 WF - MMBW 198~f~lh,J' WF - Melb Water C~fp Business Improvement Agreement 1995 WF - Seymour Methanical Contractors WF - Gas & Fuel Corp (2 files) WF - Aust Defence Industries Ltd - Agreement WF - Mulwala Explosives Factory WF - Aust govt Clothing Factory WF - Lands Dept WF - Grain Elevators Board WF - Port of Melbourne Authority (2 files) WF - Melbourne & Metro olitan Board Of Works

8 BOX M8 CONTENTS AMWU National Admin Committee 1991 AMWU National Admin Committee 1992 AMWU National Admin Committee 1993 AMWU National Admin Committee 1994 National Council Meetings Minutes & Documents 1989 National Council Meetings Minutes & Documents 1990 National Council Meetings Minutes & Documents 1991 National Council Meetin s Minutes & Documents 1992 BOX M9 CONTENTS National Council Meetings Minutes & National Council Reports & Letters AMWU National Admin Committee 1987 AMWU National Admin Committee 1988 AMWU National Admin Committee 1989 AMWU National Admin Committee 1990 Correspondence Laurie Carmichael 1987 Correspondence George CampbelhJ~ Correspondence Greg Harrison 19~t;?~r'1},~89 Correspondence Dick Schott 1987 ~~~8$;(~~~;;1;"'?" Union Expenses 't;;?,?; s:,t fj~j~.; Correspondence General ~., "~if ','::;C' ' AMEU T&S Council My,ytings 1 g9~i1993 ''-'F';,,o.YJ.,o.a... Office Ne~.Building W 9r;kfng file (WFr~19~png'D ~1fi\Villiamstown WFl<~k General Efis~5ic 197~5'1986 WF'Jo~~s & Waygood'J WF Southdown Press WF BP Oi~~~finery 19~,~ WF Wil1iarrtst()~n DockYards WF Naval Dock)rfl0~Wil1iamstown WF State Electici.tyt~ommission WF Gas & Fuel Gorporation WF Woodside Offshire Petroleum Agreement

9 BOX M 11 CONTENTS AMWSU Union Structure (undated) Shop Stewards & Their Role 1977 Unions & Politics Garden Island Dockyard - 38 hour week Agreement with ACTU Munitions & Defence Aerospace Div 38 hr week Agreement with ACTU ACTU Congress 1983 Industry Development Policy Working File (WF) Descolour Containers Altona WF Patons Brakes Replacements WF Westaflex West Heidelberg 1987 WF Thomas & Coffey Construction Clifton Hill 1985 WF Milk Processors (Ballarat) WF Colac Dairy company 1981 WF Meat Industry WF Union Carbide Australia Limited Altona WF Melbourne Ship Repairs WF Dry Dock & Repair Facilities WF Manufacturing in the Western Region WF SECV Shorter Working Week ""/;- ::f':~;/;;;:,c, BOX M12 CONTENTS ;{;;;;;;;;;;;; Working file (WF) Ajax Nettlefolds 196~;- 19!i8 WF Ajax Nettlefold~J;ClJlJ;>~~ts) (lz~; WF Ajax Nettlefo~~ ;(Ball~~t) WF Ramset Cr9.)'~Rr 1969\.;;~1978;1~ WF VicRail Metal;h;;~~~es Gr~des Award 19~;h:; WF Railway Worksn<ig~;;.19 g.~)9~7.;;j~i; WF Con~tr;g~t~~r Englri~;~.iinfl;/i;D~~~1}smg 1988 WF St(;tteI!lci~;~~r~al pa.yl1:l~nt Scheme (SIPS) WF;~bmbinedUl1igr~Shop;;;Sp~mittee Williamstown Dockyard 1987 V{E; ~C Victoria po~~.r;.indu.stpr,9ommittee WF ~~t~rian Transpo~t;:AuthorityRestructuring 1982 WF st~t~rransport AUt#0rity HistoryO{~(;tge Rates l~70 Budget Cut~;;~.. Privitis.~tion Media Takeov~E~;.,! Naval Dockyard~;'&Vin{amstown International HaPYester - Plant Closure International HaYester - Deed of Arrangement 1986 Blacksmiths Apprentice Training APPM Paper & Forestry Divisions dispute

10 BOX M13 CONTENTS Organisers Reports 1984 SEC Corrrespondence SEC Retirement & Benefit Fund SEC Contractors 1978 SEC Red Cliffs 1978 SEC Ballarat 1969 SEC Shepparton 1977 SEC Castlemaine 1972 SEC Benalla SEC Mount Beauty 1983 SEC Kiewa and Eildon 1970 SEC Port Melbourne Power Station Hazelwood SEC Victoria - Briefings 1982 SEC -v- ETU - Demarcation 1967 Railways - Metropolitan Correspondence Railways Country - Correspondence 1979 Rates of Pay - Various Industries Hancock Report 1985 Log Of Claims For Metal Awards SEC Latrobe Valley SEC Metro & Country SEC Latrobe Valley SEC Correspondence 1981 SEC Correspondence SEC Correspondence 1985 Power Industry C0IT.llnl1;~ c~, Demarcation _:::';:.-'c:<;' ;;X:;:~<'<'" ' V{<;>t~ing files -',!,,', AjaXJ;l~ttlefolds - 19S9:-!+ 970 StateIl1~s~umen talitiesc~; ToyotaAlt~l,ta 1979 ',;,;;; Nissan Clay~pJ: ~80 World Trade'q~l1i:re-.ale Henderson Sp:dijg~~' Union Carbide 1919 Apprenticeship Materials Ogden Industries Huntingdale Correspondence Reports CSR Yarraville AMWSU Platform 1978 Industry Overtime Bans 1982 Apprenticeships

11 BOX MIS CONTENTS Worker Education Industrial Democracy Technological Change BOX MI6 CONTENTS History of Wage Rates Wages Monsanto - 35 hours - Transcripts Tradesmen's Rights Act Metal Trades Award 1952 plus Variations BOX MI7 CONTENTS Amalgamated Engineering Union Amalgamated Metal Unions (AMU) Australian MetalWorkers' Union Amalgamated Metal Workers' & Copies of Union AEU Rules 1959, AMWURules AMWSURule AMFSU Rules 1 AMWU 1985, ULLJlGU.., 1977~ 1983 RE '~ART IN WORKING LIFE" BOX VARIOUS "ART IN OM THE AMWU CONCERNING FE" 1990 BOX A2 VARIOUS RECORDS FROM THE AMWU CONCERNING "ART IN WORKING LIFE" 1990 I BOX A3 OLD AMWU RECORDS RE "ART IN WORKING LIFE" 8

12 VARIOUS RECORDS FROM THE AMWU CONCERNING --ART IN WORKING LIFE" (Artist - Robert Manion) BOX - A4 VARIOUS RECORDS FROM THE AMWU CONCERNING --ART IN WORKING LIFE" (Artist - Robert Manion) BOX - AS VARIOUS RECORDS FROM THE AMWU CON --ART IN WORKING LIFE"