Labour Day 2007

Monday May 7

The Venue!!

This year's celebrations saw over 35,000 people march in Brisbane with thousands more attending celebrations around Queensland. Union tents, stalls, kids rides and food stalls were once again set up in the main arena making for a lively, carnival-type atmosphere.

The theme

"Your rights at work worth voting for"!!

March route

• assemble cnr Wharf and Turbot Streets
• turn left into Turbot Street
• merge into Wickham Street
• turn left into Brunswick Street
• turn right into St Pauls Terrace
• turn left into Alexandria Street
• enter RNA Showgrounds

Click here to download the flyer which contains the march route

Labour Day Dinner

This year's dinner saw over 750 in attendance - another record!! Our special guests included Federal Deputy Opposition Leader, Julia Gillard, Deputy Premier, Anna Bligh and ACTU President, Sharan Burrow.

         

         

Leah Cotterell performs her original song 
"Unions worth fighting for"          

         

         

         

Media Award winners - 2007

1. Best union journal

Winner: RTBU (The Advocate - Autumn 2007 edition)
Highly commended: ABLF (The Builders Labourers - Winter 2006)

2. Most effective YRAW recruitment material

Winner: QPSU (membership kit)
Highly commended: QIEU (membership brochure)

3. Most effective YRAW campaign

Winner: AMWU, ETU and CFMEU (Time's Up tour)
Highly commended: ASU Clerical (ACE workers)

4. Most effective YRAW communications strategy

Winner: QTU (public engagement strategy)
Highly commended: QNU (Mods 2007)

Labour Day in Brisbane

         

         

         

         

         

Labour Day around the state

Bundaberg

         

Over 500 people marched in Bundaberg - double that which marched last year!!

Toowoomba

Click here to view the article which appeared in the Toowoomba Chronicle.