Australian Professional Footballers' Association
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The Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) is an Australian trade union
affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions
that represents professional male, female and elite junior football (soccer)
players.
In 1994 the PFA won a standardised contract for footballers, and through the Australian Industrial Relations Commission
won the abolition of a transfer system much hated by Australian footballers.
Since the mid 1990s, the PFA has been active in advancing footballer's pay and conditions, and has also been active in protecting footballers from unfair dismissal.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions
Australian Council of Trade Unions
The Australian Council of Trade Unions is the largest peak body representing workers in Australia. It is a national trade union centre of 46 affiliated unions.-History:The ACTU was formed in 1927 as the "Australian Council of Trade Unions"...
that represents professional male, female and elite junior football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
players.
History
The PFA is a relatively recent Australian trade union. Before the PFA , eight previous attempts had been made to form a footballer's association in Australia. The PFA was formed in April 1993 as the Australian Soccer Players’ Association.In 1994 the PFA won a standardised contract for footballers, and through the Australian Industrial Relations Commission
Australian Industrial Relations Commission
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission, or AIRC , was a tribunal with powers under the Workplace Relations Act 1996. It was the central institution of Australian labour law...
won the abolition of a transfer system much hated by Australian footballers.
Since the mid 1990s, the PFA has been active in advancing footballer's pay and conditions, and has also been active in protecting footballers from unfair dismissal.