Pulp & Paper Workers' District

CFMEU FFPD Pulp and Paper Workers District

About Us...

The Pulp & Paper Workers' District of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) represents workers in the pulp and paper industry across Australia. Before amalgamating to become part of the CFMEU, our union had been registered since 8th August 1913.

Workers involved in making and working with pulp, paper, paperboard and cardboard, tissue products, paper bags and sacks can all be members of the CFMEU, through the Pulp & Paper Workers' Branch.

The Branch is part of the Forestry and Furnishing Products Division (FFPD) of the CFMEU because of the close relationship between the Forest and Forest Products Industry and the Pulp and Paper Industry.

CFMEU members in the Australian Pulp and Paper Industry are directly represented through their own 'Sub-Branch'. In most areas, single mills are Sub-Branches that elect their own Secretary, President, Vice Presidents and Committee of Management. The role of each Sub-Branch Committee of Management is to manage the funds and day to day operations of the Sub-Branch.

Because our Sub-Branches are legally recognized in the CFMEU's rules, employers are legally obliged to deal with the elected representatives. This means members never have to wait for a union organizer who doesn't know the issues and might never even have been to the mill before!

Supporting the Sub-Branches, our union has a Federal Office located in Melbourne. The Branch Secretary, Alex Millar and our union's professional staff work from the Federal Office.

Our union's leadership in the industry is recognised by the offices of the Pulp & Paper Industry Occupational Health, Safety and Environment Unit and Pulp & Paper Industry Skills Development Unit all being located in our Federal Office.

Union Achievements

The CFMEU Pulp & Paper Workers' Branch has made many outstanding achievements over the past century. These resulted in a solid foundation for the building of excellent industry standards over the past three decades. Pulp & Paper Industry standards are at the forefront of working people's terms and conditions and provide a further base as we strive for fair and just working conditions for all Pulp & Paper Workers in Australia.

Through our Union every achievement of one generation is built upon by the next generation.

Outlined below are some of the major industrial achievements won by the Pulp & Paper Workers' Branch:

•    First blue-collar industry superannuation fund
•    Equal pay for women
•    35 hour week in 1982
•    25% Over Award payments
•    Shift Work payments
•    Continuous Shiftwork Rosters
•    Comprehensive Enterprise Agreements
•    Seniority Rights
•    Occupational Health and Safety Representatives
•    Industry Occupational Health & Safety Unit
•    Skills Recognition
•    Industry Skills Development & Training Unit
•    Leading Job Security Conditions
•    4 weeks pay per year of service or part thereof redundancy standard

Contact the CFMEU FFPD Pulp and Paper Workers District

Address: 148-152 Miller Street West Melbourne Vic 3003

Tel:  (03) 9274 9200

Fax: (03) 9274 9284

email: admin@cfmeuffpd.org

Secretary: Alex Millar

Mobile: 0419 872 844

email: a.millar@cfmeuppw.org

President: Ken Fraser

Mobile: 0419 521 188

email: k.fraser@cfmeuppw.org

Pulp and Paper Industry OH&S Unit

Address: 148-152 Miller Street West Melbourne Vic 3003

Tel: (03) 9274 9200

Fax: (03) 9274 9284

email: info@ppwsafety.org

Website: www.ppwsafety.org

National Coordinator: Denise Campbell-Burns

Pulp and Paper Industry Skills Development Unit

Address: 148-152 Miller Street West Melbourne Vic 3003

Tel:  (03) 9274 9200

Fax: (03) 9274 9284

National Coordinator: Sue Richter