[2] It represented workers employed in hospitality, catering, breweries and alcohol retailing.
The union grew rapidly, incorporating workers from kindred industries, and in 1968 merged with the Hotel Club Restaurant and Caterers' Employees' Union of New South Wales.
[1] In 1992 the FLAIEU amalgamated with the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union, which primarily represented cleaners and security staff.
[3] The resulting body, the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union, had approximately 200,000 members at formation.
The Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union later changed its name to United Voice.