Australian Railways Union
In Victoria, railway labourers formed the Mutual Services Association in 1884 and looked to incorporate the various trades and crafts within the industry in a single powerful railway union, but remained largely unsuccessful in this attempt. The MSA retained a high rate of membership throughout the 1890s, and in 1900 changed its name to the Amalgamated Society of Railway Employees . In 1911 the ASRE and cognate organisations voted overwhelmingly to form a united Victorian Railways Union, which, in 1921 became the Victorian Branch of the Australian Railways Union .
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