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{{Short description|Australian trade union 1910–1993}}
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|name         = ATAEA
|location_country= [[Australia]]
|affiliation  = [[Australian Council of Trade Unions|ACTU]], [[Australian Labor Party|ALP]]
|members      = 13,700 (1991)<ref name=Michelson>{{cite journal |last1=Michelson |first1=Grant |year=1999 |title=Breakaway union: a study of the Australian entertainment industry |journal=Economic and Labour Relations Review |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=126–148|url=http://search.informit.com.au.ezproxy1.library.usyd.edu.au/fullText;dn=200002168;res=APAFT |accessdate=19 November 2011 |doi=10.1177/103530469901000108|s2cid=154834116 }}</ref>
|full_name    = Australian Theatrical and Amusement Employees' Association
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|founded      = 1910
|dissolved    = 1993
|merged       = [[Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance]]
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The '''Australian Theatrical and Amusement Employees' Association''' was an Australian [[trade union]] which existed between 1910 and 1993.<ref name=Smith>{{cite web |url=http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE0266b.htm |title=Australian Trade Union Archives |author=Bruce A. Smith |date= |work=Trade Union Entry:Australian Theatrical & Amusement Employees Association |publisher=Australian Trade Union Archives |accessdate=19 November 2011}}</ref> It represented a wide range of workers employed in the [[entertainment industry]] in Australia.
== Coverage ==
The ATAEA represented employees in a diverse range of non-performing occupations in the entertainment industry. These included [[Projectionist|film projectionists]], [[Usher (occupation)|ushers]], ticket sellers, [[film crew]], [[stagehands]], racecourse, sports ground and amusement park staff.<ref name=Michelson/>
== Formation ==
While a state-based union may have existed in Victoria during the late 19th century, the union first achieved federal registration in 1910 as the ''Australian Federated Stage Employees' Association''.<ref name=Smith/> The union underwent several name changes before finally settling on its final title in 1915.<ref name=Smith/> The ATAEA originally only represented stagehands, but over time, and with technological change, it widened its membership base to cover much of the entertainment industry in Australia.<ref name=Michelson/>
== Amalgamation ==
Due to the difficulties of servicing a widely-spread membership, and following ACTU policy of the time, the ATAEA began seeking an amalgamation of unions representing the entertainment and media industry in Australia during the early 1990s.<ref name=Michelson/> This decision, however, along with political and generational differences, caused division between the national office of the union and the Queensland branch.<ref name=Michelson/> This animosity developed until the Queensland branch split away from the federal union in 1991, and later merged with the [[Australian Workers' Union]] in Queensland.<ref name=Michelson/> The rest of the union merged with the [[Australian Journalists' Association]] and [[Actors Equity of Australia|Actors' Equity]] in 1993 to form the [[Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance]] (MEAA).<ref name=Smith/> The ATAEA continues to exist as a distinct section within the MEAA, and had 3045 members as of 2011.<ref name=MEAA>{{cite journal |year=2011 |title=Capacity Building |journal= 2010-11 Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance Annual Report |pages=17 |publisher=Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance |url=http://issuu.com/meaa/docs/alliance_report_2011 |accessdate=19 November 2011 }}</ref>
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.alliance.org.au/ alliance.org.au] The website of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, the successor to the ATAEA.
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[[Category:Defunct trade unions of Australia]]
[[Category:Entertainment industry unions]]
[[Category:Trade unions established in 1910]]
[[Category:Trade unions disestablished in 1993]]
[[Category:1910 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:1993 disestablishments in Australia]]