FINALLY!
I AM ELECTED CFMMEU NATIONAL SECRETARY A REPORT TO THE MEMBERSHIP FROM CHRISTY CAIN
Delegates, Sisters, Brothers & Members, Finally, after 14 months of waiting for a simple rule change, I have now been elected as your National Secretary. The National Executive met on Friday, 25th March and all of the Construction & General and Maritime Divisional representatives voted UNANIMOUSLY for my appointment. Two representatives from the Manufacturing Division attended the meeting and voted against this. It is my intention to work with all the Branches around the country, in helping to bring this great UNION together! Without doubt, it will have its challenges, but it must have buy in from all the States, and just as importantly the entire membership. Let me be quite clear, this is the most strategic, progressive, organised, fighting UNION in this country by far, and I ask you all to not listen to the Murdoch Press or Liberal Government, whinging about how we do our business. It just highlights their incompetence in what and how a Rank & File REAL TRADE UNION should be run.
It is my intention to be seen on the construction sites, the wharfs, the ships and also, to go where ever necessary to engage and talk to the members. That is only a small part of my job, but a critical part in having the membership take some ownership of their UNION.
Yes, we have to be involved politically, industrially and socially and I understand that, however, the members and the UNION will always come FIRST. We have a lot to do and I can assure everyone reading this, we will leave no stone unturned in continuing to deliver not only for us, but all like-minded UNIONS!
IF WE DON’T DO IT, THEN WHO WILL? Organised labour, is unionised labour, is educated labour! WE ask for your ongoing support.