The Pulp and Paper Workers Federation of Australia (PPWF) was an Australian trade union which existed between 1913 and 1991.
In 1943, having recruited members at the Australian Paper Manufacturers mills in Sydney, the APMEU applied for an award for NSW workers in the Commonwealth Industrial Court, alleging that the AWU had engaged in "neglect" and "indifference" towards paper workers; the court denied the claims.
[16] In May 1943, the court restrained further workers from joining the APMEU at the APM mills, but allowed existing members to decide whether they would remain.
[19] It made an agreement with the Printing Industries Employees Union of Australia, which represented workers in the paper industry in Tasmania, to give the union 28 days notice of any intention to enrol employees in Tasmania.
[22] In 1953, the union attempted to recruit workers in Tasmania, sparking a furious response from the PIEUA.
[1] It had local branches in Melbourne, Sydney, Maryvale, Millicent, Burnie, Broadford, Ballarat, Nowra and Port Huon.