Mary Kelly reflects on 1989, the 100-year anniversary of the Queensland Teachers Union and dealing with the Goss Labor Government, and the changes they made to education.
Mary Kelly discusses the collaboration between the Queensland Teachers Union and other teachers' unions in Queensland and other states, such as the New South Wales Teachers Federation (NSWTF). She describes her time as the Vice-President of the Australian Education Union, and working as a unionist on a national and international scale.
Mary Kelly comments on the changes in the early 1990s that resulted in a greater push for women to take up more senior roles in the Department of Education. She discusses women's issues at that time.
Mary Kelly outlines her leadership of the Queensland Teachers Union through the time of the Goss government, and the successes that the Union had for teachers, up until the conclusion of her Presidential term in 1994.
Mary Kelly discusses women's issues and women in leadership roles in the Queensland Teachers Union today, and the improvements in the field since the 1980s.
Mary Kelly describes the relationships between the Queensland Teachers Union, the Trades and Labor Council (TLC) and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) between 1985 and 1994.
Mary Kelly describes her ascension to the position of President of the Queensland Teachers Union in 1985. She remained President until 1994. She describes the duties of President and other Executive members.
Mary Kelly relates her motivations for moving into leadership positions in the Queensland Teachers Union. She focuses on women's issues in schools, covering female students and teachers, and the need for reform within the Union itself in order to address these issues.
