Indigenous Unionists Work

Indigenous unionists at work Many unions engage Indigenous members through dedicated committees or conferences. (Above) Indigenous Queensland Teachers’ Union members with elder Aunty Valda Coolwell at the opening of the QTU Biennial Conference and below Uncle Albert Holt gives acknowledgment to country at an earlier conference

National representation(From top left clockwise) ACTU Indigenous Committee and union representatives visit Mt Mulligan (Ngarrabullgan) mine site on the lands of the Djungan people; ACTU Indigenous Committee member Lara Watson addressing ACTU National Congress; unions form a partnership with the Jack Thompson Foundation; Indigenous representatives to ACTU National Congress; and Indigenous performers at the Congress.

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Authorised by Ron Monaghan, General Secretary, Queensland Council of Unions, Level 5 16 Peel St, South Brisbane Q 4101 - www.qcu.asn.au

Engaging workersThere are many Union supported

programs specifically aimed at assisting Indigenous workers,

such as apprentice placements, work-shadowing opportunities

and scholarships. (Above top) CFMEU apprentices at

the Iceworks building site in Paddington. (Above) BLF

trainees with employer and union representatives at the Gold Coast

Hospital site.