The Resources Sector is losing the argument about jobs in the court of public opinion, so they have resorted to a false smear campaign, claiming the issue is about racism.
The CFMEU rejects the smear.
The CFMEU and the Australian trade union movement draw workers from all over the world: we have certainly more diversity than the boards of the big mining companies.
The story of our country, our industry and our union is one of immigration. Most of us are either migrants ourselves, or we are the children and grandchildren of people who came to this country seeking a better life for themselves and their families.
The CFMEU and Australian unions also have a proud history of opposing racism locally and internationally – in supporting Indigenous land rights and native title; in the fight against apartheid in South Africa: by ensuring anti-discrimination protections for workers in our legislation.
The Australian Mines and Metals Association, on the other hand, supports the return of the Liberal Party that used racism and xenophobia to drum up a dishonest fear campaign regarding asylum seekers.
The CFMEU certainly won’t be intimidated by the Resources industry and big mining houses 'racist innuendo' smear, from defending the right of Australian workers to a job or migrant workers to fair treatment and wages.
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