
I was amused to hear Chris Haywood proudly declare yesterday at The National Day of Community Protest that he is a member of two unions. Not only is Chris, as an actor, a member of the
Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance. He is also a member of the
Construction, Forestry Mining and Energy Union [CFMEU]. Chris joined the
Australasian Coal & Shale Employees Federation which operated from 1916 to 1990 when filming
Strikebound, the story of Wattie Doig and coal mining at
Wonthaggi in Victoria. This union has now been absorbed into the CFMEU.