88 pages, illustrated and indexed. The edges are lightly bumped and those of the front cover lightly chippes, else a clean, unmarlked and solid copy. "The Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union is one of the few labourers' unions of the many formed in the late 19th century that is still in existence today. The Victorian Division can trace its history from 1885 when a small group of workers at Melbourne City Council formed themselves into the Corporation Labourers' Union. But in 1910 the name was changed to the Municipal Employees' Association in order to reflect a wider membership from other councils and shires. In 1914 - after attempting to form a federation with Tasmanian and New South Wales municipal unions to help achieve an industry wide award - the title of Federated Municipal Employees' Association of Australia was registered in the Commonwealth Arbitration Commission. This was altered to Federal Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union of Australia in 1917 shortly before the first federal log of claims was served. However, the shorter title of Municipal Employees' Union was in common use from that time." (The Services Union)