Electrical Trades Union of Australia
- Electrical Trades Union of Australia
Infobox Union|
name= ETU
country= Australia
affiliation= ACTU
members= 50,000
full_name= Electrical Trades Union of Australia
native_name=
founded= 24 December, 1919
current=
head=
dissolved_date=
dissolved_state=
merged_into=
office= Rosebery, New South Wales
people= Peter Tighe, national secretary
website= [http://cepu-electrical.asn.au/ cepu-electrical.asn.au]
footnotes=
The Electrical Trades Union of Australia (ETU) is a trade union in Australia which has a history stretching back over 100 years. In its modern form the ETU is a division of the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU), although it is possibly the most well known of the three divisions. At a state registered level, the union often exists as a separately registered union as for example it does in Queensland.
On 24 December 1919 Electrical Trades Union of Australia federally re-registered under the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1904 as an association of employees. This date is now taken as the official registration date of the Federal Union.
Whilst being a part of the CEPU the union has carved out for itself a unique identity. It is well known for its militant attitude. Its members have long memories and openly berated Peter Beattie for giving former Queensland premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen a state funeral. The Bjekle-Petersen government had sacked ETU members working at SEQEB in 1985 during a bitter dispute over superannuation. Like other trade unions of the left in Australia it has adopted the Eureka Flag as one of its logos.
From 2004 onwards the ETU has been struggling internally with the Communications division of the CEPU. Perceived deficencies in the Communications Division of the CEPU have meant that the Electrical Division (ETU) has attempted to recruit Telstra employees into its division.
External links
* [http://cepu-electrical.asn.au/ Official National Website]
* [http://www.etu.org.au/ Queensland Branch ETU
* [http://www.etu.org.au/files/VQQGZ7AA6V/ETU%20to%20represent%20Telstra%20Workers.doc Letter by ETU National Secretary outlining why ETU could enrol Telstra workers]
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