Michele O'Neil
Michele O'Neil | |
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| File:Palm Sunday Melbourne 2021 - Walk for Justice for Refugees (51078189238).jpg O'Neil speaking at the 2021 Palm Sunday refugee rally in Melbourne. | |
| 11th President of the ACTU | |
| Assumed office 28 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ged Kearney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michele O'Neil Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Michele O'Neil is an Australian trade unionist and president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) since 2018.
Union career
O'Neil was previously the branch and national secretary of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia.[1]
In 2004, she told union members to consider cutting ties with the Australian Labor Party (ALP) over tariff cuts in the clothing, footwear and textiles industries.[1]
In 2018, O'Neil was elected president of the ACTU.[2]
O'Neil announced that she will resign as president of the ACTU before the end of 2026.[3]
Personal life
Born in Melbourne, O'Neil is the youngest of five daughters. Her mother left school at 13 to work in a tannery in Melbourne and worked as a waitress, and in various other casual jobs while raising five daughters. O'Neil's father served in the army, before serving as a public servant and briefly as an Australian Football League (AFL) administrator.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Staff (17 July 2018). "Michele O'Neil's ascent to ACTU president". SBS News. Special Broadcasting Service. AAP. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ↑ "Labor downplays union refugee policy push". www.9news.com.au. 20 July 2018.
- ↑ Manfield, Evelyn (27 July 2026). "ACTU leaders Sally McManus and Michele O'Neil step aside for 'new generation'". ABC News. Archived from the original on 27 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Meet the new ACTU President, Michele O'Neil". Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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