Marie McFarlane held a number of elected positions with the trade union movement from the 1970s to the 1990s. She was shop steward for many years of Australian Technical Employees Association/Australian Telephonists and Phonogram Operators Association. She was also shop steward for Food Services PMG Telecom Queensland. In 1978 she became the first honourary secretary of the Working Women's Charter Committee, and held that position until 1987.
From the description of Documenting left politics and struggles in Brisbane, 1960s-1990s. 1949-1995. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222658702