It represented a wide range of workers from the textile, clothing, footwear and felt hatting industries.

The TCFUA was formed 1 July 1992 by the merger of the Amalgamated Footwear & Textile Workers' Union of Australia and the Clothing & Allied Trades Union of Australia.

It was affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions.

In 2018, the TCFUA merged into the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union.

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