Federated Engine Drivers And Firemen's Association Of Australasia, Yallourn Sub-branch

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Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsTrade UnionsHistoryA union concentrated in mines, factories and power plants, the FEDFA has a long history dating back to local engine drivers' unions on Australian goldfields. It became part of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union in 1992. The Yallourn sub-branch of the FEDFA is a major representative of employees working in the open cut mines in the LaTrobe Valley. Since the mines opeded in the 1930s the area has been known for its political volatility.

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Federated Engine Drivers And Firemen's Association Of Australasia, Yallourn Sub-branch