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29 April 2022: Labour Day 2022 - Let's celebrate our profession
No. 04-22, 29 April 2022 | Download PDF
TO: QTU MEMBERS
This year when you make plans for the Labour Day weekend, make the choice to march with us as we celebrate our profession and our Union right across the state.
This year we are negotiating our pay and conditions in EB10, so let’s march as one for what is best for our profession. A good turnout at Labour Day celebrations is a chance to show that we are united, not divided, and proud of our profession.
You will find us in a sea of purple shirts as we demand that every state school be funded properly and fairly to ensure that every child gets the best education, regardless of their background or circumstances. You will also find us marching to say that now, more than ever, Australians need TAFE – our strong, trusted and public vocational education system. TAFE belongs to all of us.
As always, we march to demonstrate that the strength of the union movement is unrivalled. When we turn out in our thousands, we are a symbol of the working people of Australia.
So this year, bring a friend, a relative, a neighbour. Why? Because Labour Day is for all of us and it’s ours to celebrate with those that we love.
This year when we march, please join us.
| Region | Day | Date | March details | Family Fun Day venue | Flyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday Island | Friday | 13 May | 5.00pm for 5.30pm from Anzac Park and finish at the TI Bowls Club | Island feast and entertainment see flyer for details | Thursday Island flyer |
| Barcaldine | Monday | 2 May | 9.30am for 10am start at Barcaldine showgrounds | See details | Barcaldine flyer |
| Blackwater | Monday | 2 May | 8.30am for 9.15am, assemble at CFMEU No. 1 Building | Sunday/Monday weekend event next to the PCYC | Blackwater flyer |
| Brisbane | Monday | 2 May | 9.30am for 10.00am start | Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills | Brisbane flyer |
| Bundaberg | Saturday | 30 April | 10.30am start, Riverside Parklands, Quay St, Bundaberg | 11am, Anzac Park | Bundaberg flyer |
| Cairns | Monday | 2 May | 10.00 for 11am start - North Cairns Football Club oval, 32 Behan St, Manunda, Cairns | North Cairns Football Club, 32 Behan St, Manunda, Cairns | Cairns flyer |
| Gladstone | Monday | 2 May | 9.45 for 10.00am start, Gladstone Regional Council Carpark | Area "D", Gladstone Marina, Bryan Jordan Drive | Gladstone flyer |
| Gold Coast | Sunday | 1 May | 9.30am Pratten Park, Southern End, Old Burleigh Rd Broadbeach | 11am Pratten Park | Gold Coast flyer |
| Ipswich | Saturday | 30 April | 12.30 for 1.00pm start Ellenborough St, Timothy Moloney Park Ipswich | 1.30pm, TImothy Moloney Park, Elizabeth St, Woodend | Ipswich flyer |
| Mackay | Monday | 2 May | 9.00am Cnr River and Gregory St, Mackay | 10am Queens Park, Goldsmith St, Mackay | Mackay flyer |
| Maryborough | Sunday | 1 May | 10.30am start, Waterside Workers Hall, Wharf St, Maryborough | 11am, Maryborough Memorial Bowls Club | Maryborough flyer |
| Moranbah | Monday | 2 May | 9.30am for 10.00am start corner of Mills Ave & Tallon St | Moranbah flyer | |
| Rockhampton | Monday | 2 May | 2.00 for 2.30pm Kershaw Gardens, Knight Street entrance, Rockhampton | 3.00pm, Rockhampton Recreation Club, Miles St, Rockhampton | Rockhampton flyer |
| Sunshine Coast | Sunday | 1 May | Family fun day only | 10.00am, Caloundra Sharks Rugby League Club, Gregory St, Golden Beach | Sunshine Coast flyer |
| Tieri | Monday | 2 May | 7.45am for 8am march | Finish with a festival for the whole family at Tieri No2 Oval | Tieri flyer |
| Toowoomba | Saturday | 30 April | 10.15 for flag raising & speeches, Railway Station Carpark, Russell St, Toowoomba 11am march commences | 11.30am, Irish Club, 80 Russell St, Toowoomba | Toowoomba flyer |
| Townsville | Monday | 2 May | 9.00 for 9.45am, Strand Park, The Esplanade, Townsville | 10.30am, Strand Park, The Esplanade, Townsville | Townsville flyer |
Authorised by Kate Ruttiman, General Secretary, Queensland Teachers' Union
21 Graham Street, Milton, QLD, Australia, 4064