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Encyclopedia > Community and Public Sector Union
CPSU
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Community and Public Sector Union
(PSU & SPSF Groups)
Founded 1 July, 1994
Members 160,000,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo,ooo
Country Australia
Affiliation ACTU
Key people Stephen Jones (PSU) and David Carey (SPSF), Joint National Secretaries
Office location Haymarket, New South Wales
Website CPSU PSU CPSU SPSF

The Community and Public Sector Union (more commonly known as the CPSU) is a national trade union in Australia. Image File history File links CPSU.gif‎ http://www. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is the peak national body representing workers in Australia. ... Haymarket is an area at the southern end of the central business district of Sydney, Australia, and is adjacent to Darling Harbour. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

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History of The CPSU

The CPSU came into existence on 1 July, 1994 as a result of the amalgamation of the Public Sector, Professional, Scientific, Research, Technical, Communication, Aviation and Broadcasting Union ("PSU") with the State Public Services Federation ( "SPSF" ). For administrative purposes the CPSU now operates through two groups ; the SPSF Group and the PSU Group. The SPSF Group generally represents State Public Sector employees and University general staff and the PSU Group the Commonwealth employees. These groups reflect the pre-existing eligibility and industrial coverage of the amalgamating organisations. The State Public Service Federation Group is a federation of trade unions covering the public services of the Australian states. ...


The CPSU is one of the largest trade unions in Australia. The PSU group has approximately 60 000 members. The State Public Service Federation (SPSF) Group, has over 100 000 members, for a combined total of 160 000 members across the country. The State Public Service Federation Group is a federation of trade unions covering the public services of the Australian states. ...


CPSU SPSF Group

The SPSF was first registered as a Federal union on 30 July 1976. Initially, the SPSF covered a limited range of State public sector employees because of Constitutional limitations; it was unclear until the 1980's how widely the SPSF was able to operate, particularly as a party to industrial disputes. Starting with the decision of the High Court in the CYSS case, it appeared that these constraints were eroding. In 1984 the SPSF successfully changed its rules in order that its eligibility paralleled that of the State registered unions that made up the SPSF. These State unions are called "Associated Bodies".


The Associated Bodies have a very long history, extending in most cases from the 19th century. For instance, the NSW Branch is the Public Service Association of NSW. It celebrated 100 years of existence as a public sector union in NSW, in 1999.


With the exception of University employees and members in Victoria, the SPSF Group consists of each relevant State Public Sector Union who is registered in the State Industrial body. EG, PSA of NSW members are NSW State Public Sector Employees registered under the NSW Industrial Relations Commission.

  • New South Wales PSA The Public Service Association of NSW
  • Queensland - QPSU, Queensland Public Service Union
  • South Australia - PSA, The Public Service Association of SA
  • Western Australia - CSA, Civil Service Association of WA
  • Tasmania - SPSF Tasmania

CPSU PSU Group

The PSU Group represents Commonwealth or Federal Public Service Employees as well as Territory public service (ACT and NT). This generally reflects the industrial coverage as well as employer.

CPSU members at a protest rally in Sydney, in 2005
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CPSU members at a protest rally in Sydney, in 2005

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External links

  • Australian Council of Trade Unions

Peak CPSU Bodies

  • PSU Group Official website
  • SPSF Group Official website

State Branches of CPSU-SPSF

  • Public Service Association of NSW Website
    • History of the Public Service Association of NSW
  • Public Service Association of SA Website
  • CPSU SPSF Tasmania
  • Community & Public Sector Union / Civil Service Association of WA
  • Queensland Public Sector Union
  • CPSU-SPSF Victorian Branch

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The CPSU came into existence on 1 July, 1994 as a result of the amalgamation of the Public Sector, Professional, Scientific, Research, Technical, Communication, Aviation and Broadcasting Union ("PSU") with the State Public Services Federation ("SPSF").
Initially, the SPSF covered a limited range of State public sector employees because of Constitutional limitations; it was unclear until the 1980's how widely the SPSF was able to operate, particularly as a party to industrial disputes.
The CPSU as The General Staff Union has been under attack as a result of an Australian Industrial Relations Commission decision under the union eligibility rules provisions contained in the Workplace Relations Act 1996, decided in 1999.
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