KASAMA Vol. 17 No. 3 / July-August-September 2003 / Solidarity Philippines Australia Network
Queensland Council of Unions Stolen Wages Rally
A Queensland Council of Unions Stolen Wages Rally and
launch of a joint national public awareness campaign has
sent a clear message to the Beattie Government that the
stolen wages issue is far from settled.
The rally, held in King George Square on Friday, August 8,
included the official launch of a national postcard
campaign.
Union and community groups have generated and endorsed the
campaign with an undertaking to help with distribution of
up to 50,000 of the postcards.
The set of three cards tells the story of the missing,
unpaid and underpaid wages belonging to Aboriginal people
who were forced to work over the past century.
One card supports the union's backing of the campaign, one is for
Qld Premier Peter Beattie and the third, to be kept, has
details of a fighting fund to be set up for a longer term
campaign.
STOLEN WAGES POSTCARDS ARE AVAILABLE FROM:
Queensland Council of Unions (07) 3846 2468
FAIRA (07) 3391 4677
ANTaR Qld (07) 3844 9800
ANTaR National/NSW (02) 9555 6138
4AAA (07) 3892 0100
Aboriginal Coordinating Council (07) 4044 2999
Victorian Trades Hall Council (03) 9662 3511
ACTU (03) 9663 5266
Queensland Council of Unions
ANTaR Queensland
ANTaR - Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation
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