The State Public Services Federation (SPSF Group) is a federation of

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

s each of which covers members in the

public service A public service or service of general (economic) interest is any service intended to address the needs of aggregate members of a community, whether provided directly by a public sector agency, via public financing available to private busin ...

of an

Australian state The states and territories are the national subdivisions and second level of government of Australia. The states are partially sovereignty, sovereign, administrative divisions that are autonomous administrative division, self-governing polity, ...

and related employment. The combined total of membership of the Federation is around 100,000. The CPSU (SPSF Group) is a component part of the CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union, the other being the CPSU (PSU Group). See Rules 5(d)-(f) of the Chapter A Rules. The component unions of the CPSU (SPSF Group) consist of branches in each State and where applicable their Associated Body, being the state registered counterpart to the Branch. See Rule 5(c) of the Chapter A Rules. The CPSU (SPSF Group) Branches and Associated Bodies are: *

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

– CPSU (SPSF Group) New South Wales Branch (CPSU NSW) and Public Service Association of New South Wales (PSA NSW) *

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

– CPSU (SPSF Group) QLD Branch and Queensland Public Sector Union (QPSU), now part of

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in 2011 *

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

– CPSU (SPSF Group) South Australian Branch and Public Service Association of South Australia (CPSU SA / PSA SA) with members subject to the Professional and Administrative Enterprise Agreement. *

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

– CPSU (SPSF Group) Tasmanian Branch and The Community and Public Sector Union (State Public Services Federation Tasmania) INC (SPSFT) *

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

– Community and Public Sector Union Victoria (CPSU Victoria), with members subject to the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2016. *

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

– CPSU (SPSF Group) Western Australian Branch and Civil Service Association of Western Australia (CPSU/CSA) *

– CPSU (SPSF Group) Western Australian Prison Officers' Union Branch and Western Australian Prison Officers' Union of Workers

References

{{Reflist 1976 establishments in Australia Public sector trade unions in Australia Trade unions affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions Trade unions established in 1976 Trade unions in New South Wales Trade unions in Victoria (state) Trade unions in Western Australia