TWU AUSTRALIA - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Branch Secretary
- NT Branch Secretary
Michael has been fighting for the rights of transport workers for over 20 years from the NSW branch legal team right through to national leadership. Michael drives the union's national campaigns, bringing together workers from all sectors of road transport and aviation to fight as one powerful force for safe rates of pay and conditions and to lift standards in transport. A leading figure in the union movement, Michael has also led the charge to kick banks out of super as well as daringly taking on multinational giants in the gig economy such as Uber and Amazon, to protect Australia's hard-earned workers' rights.
Job Titles:
- National Assistant Secretary
Nick has been an active supporter of TWU members since 2011, starting out in member services and the legal department, before becoming Assistant Secretary of the NSW Branch. Nick joined Michael in leading the national campaigns in 2018 as National Assistant Secretary. In 2021, Nick played a lead role in the road transport job security fight which secured significant protections for workers, CPI pay increases and industry-first 15% superannuation.
Job Titles:
- Branch Secretary
- National President & NSW Branch Secretary
- NSW Branch Secretary
Richard has been a member of the TWU since 1998. He jumped straight into organising, and in his first few years with the union he looked after a huge range of industries from road transport to aviation. This early experience meant that Richard could solve almost any issue or dispute that arose in a yard. […]
Job Titles:
- Branch Secretary
- WA Branch Secretary