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|founded = 1907
|dissolved = 1992
|merged = [[Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia]]
|headquarters = Labor Council Bldg., Sussex Street, [[Sydney]], NSW
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The '''Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia ''' (CATU) was an Australian [[trade union]] which existed between 1907 and 1992.<ref name=Smith>Smith, Bruce A. created 20 April 2001, last modified 6 August 2010. Trade Union Entry: Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia. "http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE0332b.htm". [[Australian Trade Union Archives]]. Retrieved 11 October 2011.</ref> The CATU represented workers employed in the manufacture of clothing and manchester goods, including pressers, cutters and machinists.<ref name=Huntley>Huntley, Pat and Huntley, Ian. (1985). "''Inside Australia's Top 100 Trade Union''". Northbridge:Ian Huntley Pty. Ltd. {{ISBN|0-9589527-01}}</ref> Approximately 85 percent of the union's membership was female.<ref name=Huntley/>
The '''Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia ''' was an Australian trade union which existed between 1907 and 1992.


== Formation ==

The CATU was originally formed in 1907 as the '''Federated Clothing Trades of the Commonwealth of Australia'''.<ref name=Smith/> The union was created through the merger of a large number of small state- and craft-based trade unions which had been active in Australia since the mid-nineteenth century, including the [[Cutters and Trimmers Union of New South Wales]] and the [[Tailors' Trade Protection Society]].<ref name=Smith/> These unions primarily represented skilled, male craftsmen in what was already a largely female industry. This created an ongoing tension within the CATU between the need to represent the whole of the workforce within the industry, and the greater level of organisation and distinction within some male-dominated trade occupations.<ref name=Ellem>Ellem, B. L. (1986). "A History of the Clothing and Allied Trades Union". Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Department of History, University of Wollongong. [http://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/1421]. retrieved 11 October 2011.</ref>

== Amalgamation ==

During the 1970s and 80s the removal of tariff protections for manufactured goods in Australia, automation of production processes, and an increase in the availability of cheap imports from Asia greatly reduced the size of the workforce in the Australian [[clothing industry]].<ref name=Huntley/> This, combined with a policy of union rationalisation pursued by the [[ACTU]], put pressure on the CATU to effect a merger with other unions in the apparel industry.<ref name=Huntley/> In 1992 the union merged with the [[Amalgamated Footwear and Textile Workers' Union of Australia]] to form the [[Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia]].<ref name=Smith/>

== Further reading ==

*Ellem, Bradon (1989) [http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/6380410 ''In women's hands?:a history of clothing trades unionism in Australia''] Kensington, NSW, Australia: New South Wales University Press.

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== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.tcfua.org.au/ tcfua.org.au] The website of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia, the successor to the CATU.
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Revision as of 17:16, 8 March 2024

C.A.T.U.
Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia
Merged intoTextile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia
Gegründet1907
Dissolved1992
HauptsitzLabor Council Bldg., Sussex Street, Sydney, NSW
Standort
Mitglieder
40,529 (1971)[1]
AffiliationsACTU, ALP, International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation, Textile Workers' Asian Regional Organisation

The Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia (CATU) was an Australian trade union which existed between 1907 and 1992.[2] The CATU represented workers employed in the manufacture of clothing and manchester goods, including pressers, cutters and machinists.[1] Approximately 85 percent of the union's membership was female.[1]

Formation

The CATU was originally formed in 1907 as the Federated Clothing Trades of the Commonwealth of Australia.[2] The union was created through the merger of a large number of small state- and craft-based trade unions which had been active in Australia since the mid-nineteenth century, including the Cutters and Trimmers Union of New South Wales and the Tailors' Trade Protection Society.[2] These unions primarily represented skilled, male craftsmen in what was already a largely female industry. This created an ongoing tension within the CATU between the need to represent the whole of the workforce within the industry, and the greater level of organisation and distinction within some male-dominated trade occupations.[3]

Amalgamation

During the 1970s and 80s the removal of tariff protections for manufactured goods in Australia, automation of production processes, and an increase in the availability of cheap imports from Asia greatly reduced the size of the workforce in the Australian clothing industry.[1] This, combined with a policy of union rationalisation pursued by the ACTU, put pressure on the CATU to effect a merger with other unions in the apparel industry.[1] In 1992 the union merged with the Amalgamated Footwear and Textile Workers' Union of Australia to form the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia.[2]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Huntley, Pat and Huntley, Ian. (1985). "Inside Australia's Top 100 Trade Union". Northbridge:Ian Huntley Pty. Ltd. ISBN 0-9589527-01
  2. ^ a b c d Smith, Bruce A. created 20 April 2001, last modified 6 August 2010. Trade Union Entry: Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia. "http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE0332b.htm". Australian Trade Union Archives. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  3. ^ Ellem, B. L. (1986). "A History of the Clothing and Allied Trades Union". Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Department of History, University of Wollongong. [1]. retrieved 11 October 2011.
  • tcfua.org.au The website of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia, the successor to the CATU.
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