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The Federated Moulders' (Metals) Union of Australasia was a small Australia-wide union of skilled tradesmen occupying a strategic position in Australian engineering with strong links to the mining and railway industries. It was formed through the federation of several state unions in 1899 although it did not gain federal registration until 1916. In 1930 it changed its name slightly to the Federated Moulders’ (Metals) Union of Australia. The Union survived until it amalgamated with the Amalgamated Metal Workers' and Shipwrights' Union in 1983 to form the Amalgamated Metals Foundry & Shipwrights' Union. By 1985 the union was simply known as the Amalgamated Metal Workers’ Union which in turn changed to the Metals & Engineering Workers’ Union in 1991 after a merger with the Association of Draughting Supervisory & Technical Employees. In 1993 an amalgamation with the Vehicle Builders Employees’ Federation of Australia created the Automotive Metals & Engineering Union, but this was soon changed again when an amalgamation with the Confectionery Workers' & Food Preservers’ Union helped form the Automotive Food Metals & Engineering Union in 1994.
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