PSA CPSU NSW mourns prominent Koori activist.
Long-time PSA CPSU NSW member Tony Amato has passed away.
A veteran of the Redfern Black Action Group, Mr Amato joined the PSA CPSU NSW Aboriginal Council in 2020 where he passionately fought for Aboriginal-identified jobs and programs to be retained.
“I first saw Tony at a Central Council meeting in Dubbo where he gave the Welcome to Country,” said former PSA CPSU NSW Aboriginal Council Chair and current Central Councillor Sean Bremer. “Tony was a part of our Aboriginal Conference in 2019 on a panel discussion about Aboriginality. He received an award there for his work with Aboriginal members.
“He was always a strong unionist, standing up for Aboriginal people across the PSA and the Teachers Federation for a long time”
Mr Amato, who was employed at Community Corrections, was 63 when he passed away.
The Public Service Association of NSW and Community and Public Sector Union (SPSF Group) NSW Branch acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work and the places in which we live. We pay respect to Ancestors and Elders, past, present and future. We recognise the unique cultural and spiritual relationship and celebrate the contributions of first nations peoples to Australia.
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