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Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia

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The Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA) was a trade union in Australia. It represented a wide range of workers from the textile, clothing, footwear and felt hatting industries.

Founded1 July 1992
Dissolved2018
HeadquartersSydney, New South Wales
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TCFUA
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia
Merged intoConstruction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union
Founded1 July 1992
Dissolved2018
HeadquartersSydney, New South Wales
LocationAustralia
Key people
Tony Woolgar, national secretary
AffiliationsACTU
Websitewww.tcfua.org.au
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Total employment in Australian textile, clothing and footwear manufacturing (thousands of people) since 1984

The TCFUA was formed 1 July 1992 by the merger of the Amalgamated Footwear & Textile Workers' Union of Australia and the Clothing & Allied Trades Union of Australia. It was affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions. In 2018, the TCFUA merged into the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union.[1]

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