Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia

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.

For the post-merger union, see Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union.

TCFUA
Full nameTextile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia
Founded1 July 1992
Date dissolved2018
Merged intoCFMMEU
AffiliationACTU
Key peopleTony Woolgar, national secretary
Office locationSydney, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Websitewww.tcfua.org.au
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 CFMMEU.


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