Community and Public Sector Union
Introduction


**CPSU, the Community and Public Sector Union** (more commonly known as the **CPSU**) is a national [trade union](/wiki/Trade_union "Trade union") in [Australia](/wiki/Australia "Australia"). The union came was established on 1 July 1994 with the amalgamation of the Public Sector, Professional, Scientific, Research, Technical, Communication, Aviation and Broadcasting Union (PSU) with the [State Public Service Federation](/wiki/State_Public_Service_Federation "State Public Service Federation") (SPSF). The CPSU currently has around 41,000 members.


What are the consequences of having a large union like the CPSU?