FED:AWU national conference opens in Qld

AAP General News (Australia)
02-14-2011
FED:AWU national conference opens in Qld

BRISBANE, Feb 14 AAP - The Australian Workers Union will hold its national conference
on Monday at the Gold Coast.

AWU national president Bill Ludwig will open the conference outlining policy issues
which impact the lives of the union's 135,000 members.

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and federal Minister for financial services Bill Shorten
will also address the conference.

On Monday night the union will celebrate its 125th anniversary, making it the nation's oldest.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard is expected to attend.

More than 500 people will be participating in the celebrations, as the members of Australia's
biggest blue-collar union look back on a history which started before Federation.

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