In another significant step for democracy within the QTU, May State Council elected the Union’s first state-wide representative Executive.

The QTU Executive manages Union affairs between meetings of State Council, which is the Union’s supreme decision-making body, along with the Biennial Conference.

To be elected, you have to be one of the 110 teachers, principals or TAFE teachers elected to State Council from branches around the state.

Historically, election has been restricted to Council members in the south-east corner of the state because Executive met fortnightly during term time in face-to-face after-school meetings. Technology means this restriction is no longer necessary.

The 13 members have been elected for a three-year term and will join the QTU’s President, Vice-Presidents, General Secretary and Deputy General Secretaries to form the new Executive.

Queensland Teachers' Journal, Vol 119 No 5, 18 July 2014, p4