HONOUR ROLL QUEENSLAND BRANCH MEMBERS PAINTERS & DOCKERS
UNION

THIS UNION WAS THEIRS AND BY THEIR VALOUR THEY BEQUEATHED IN FREEDOM TO THIS DAY

BILLY O'CONNOR 1975                          LESLIE BATKIN MURDERED 1987
JOHN WLODARCZYC MURDERED 1975     RON CHAPMAN MURDERED 1987
DENNIS BAILEY MURDERED 1976                THOMAS MOLONEY DISAPPEARED 1990
CHARLES REEVES MURDERED 1978         MARK REDDING DISAPPEARED 1990
NORMAN FOORDE DISAPPEARED 1979     MERV COLLINS 1994
                                                               FEDERAL OFFICER
PAT SHANNON MURDERED 1972
                                                                                        TOUCH ONE TOUCH ALL

THIS UNION WAS FORMED IN 1900 TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF WORKERS IN THE MARITIME GROUP OF INDUSTRIES. IN 1993 THE UNION  WAS DEREGISTERED UNDER  S193 OF THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS  ACT, WHICH REQUIRES UNIONS  WITH LESS  THAN 10,000 MEMBERS TO CONVINCE THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION THAT SPECIAL CII CIRCUMSTANCE EXIST THAT JUSTIFY THEIR CONTINUED REGISTRATION.
THE FACT THAT THIS UNION IS THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC HERITAGE OF GENERATIONS OF AUSTRALIANS WAS NOT DEEMED A SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE BY THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSIONER, WHILE THE CAMPAIGN WAGED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP WAS MET WITH THUGGERY VIOLENCE AND MURDER.

BY BECOMING AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER* ^* YOU WILL BE TAKING AN ACTIVE

STAND AGAINST STRONG-ARM BULLY BOY TACTICS. DETAILS OF YOUR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION IN PETITION FORM WHEN THE UNION MAKES APPLICATION FOR RE-REGISTRATION IN 1996.

"APPLICATION FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP ^*

OF THE

FEDERATED SHIP PAINTERS AND DOCKERS UNION OF AUSTRALIA
QUEENSLAND BRANCH

OATH OF FEALTY: THIS UNION HAVING BEEN FORMED TO ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF THE PROFESSION TO WHICH I BELONG AND FULLY APPROVING OF ITS RULES AND OBJECTS, I HEREBY ASCRIBE MV NAME AS A MEMBER AND DECLARE MV FEALTY TO SAME.

NAME DATE OF BIRTH

ADDRESS POST CODE

SIGNATURE DATE

WITNESS DATE

` *ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP IS FREE. SINCE THE UNION WAS DEREGISTERED WE CAN NOT CHARGE MONEY FOR DUES. UPON RE-REGISTRATION DUES WILL BE CHARGED AT THE RATE OF TWELVE DOLLARS PER YEAR PLUS TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR COMPULSORY FUNERAL CONTRIBUTION. AT THAT TIME ALL ASSOCIATE MEMBERS WILL BE COUNTED AS FINANCIAL MEMBERS AND WILL BE REQUESTE TO ATTEND MEETINGS WHERE FURTHER UNION POLICY WILL BE FORMED.

ADDRESS COMPLETED FORMS TO: THE SECRETARY TREASURER FSPDU

4/25 CRASE ST

NEW FARM QLD 4005 AUTHORIZED M.TIMOTHY SECRETARY.