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The New Unionism Network is a group of people - listed below - who are working to build and energize the union movement. We're a network, rather than an organisation (see below), with no links to any other group. Membership is open to anybody who supports the principles set out here. As well as regular members, there are founding members who have agreed to help us establish the network. We make no hierarchical distinction between the two.

Members
	A	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
	Adam, Megan	Canada	Communications worker
	Adams, Roy	Canada	Formerly professor of industrial relations, with specialities in international and comparative IR and international labour rights. Founding member and chair of the Society for the Promotion of Human Rights in Employment. Member of the International Labour Rights Commission, and frequent contributor to and editorial board member of International Union Rights. Works with Canadian and U.S. unions to promote recognition of labour rights as human rights, especially with regards collective bargaining.
	Aguirre, Rosalinda	United States	Union organizer	AFT
	Andrews, Natasha	United Kingdom	Natasha runs our FaceBook group. She has been a shop steward, branch chair, young members' rep, communications officer, and vice chair of the National Young Members' Forum. Also activist for age and minimum wage issues, and union negotiator for NATFHE and TGWU. Currently researcher and seminar leader at the University of Kent, teaching industrial relations, including labour law. Working on a project concerning women and management across professions in Kent, studying effects of training, networks and mentoring on the ‘glass ceiling’.	Unison
	Aitken, Kevin	New Zealand	Union organiser for the last ten years, and union delegate for five years before that. Spent time with unions in Australia's building, construction and mining industries, then training in the Australian variant of the organising model. Worked with the EPMU in New Zealand, then the AUS -- organizing work around the concept of social capital and helping develop a "relational organizing" model. Currently with Manufacturing and Construction Workers' Union.	MCWU
	Ali, Zulfaqir	Pakistan	Union information secretary	PBKLU
	Anderson, Don	New Zealand	Consultant
	Angel, Ron	New Zealand	Union organiser	EPMU & SFWU
	Armitage, Christine	United Kingdom	Director of the UK Partnership Institute, set up by and still linked to national union body, the TUC. The Institute works to build worker participation and influence at enterprise level, and has done pioneering worked with major organisations in the UK and internationally including HBOS, Dfid, the Cabinet Office, the Home Office and Carlsberg. The case studies section of our Online Library contains examples of this work.
	Atkinson, Margaret	Australia	Union documentalist	AMWU
	Atleson, James	United States	Professor of international & US labor law	AFSCME
	Arreola, Valentina	United States	Registered nurse	UNAC UHCP
	Austen, Jane	Australia	Union campaigner	LHMU
	Azam, Zia Ullah	Pakistan	Union general secretary	GFTU

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	Babaluni, Be Abdul	New Zealand	Writer
	Babcock, Ian	Canada	University administrator	CUPE
	Badhesha, Hardeep	Australia	Train guard	RTBU
	Baker, Stephen	Australia	Union organiser	AWU
	Bainger, Wendy	Australia	Community development worker	HSU
	Bellairs, Mick	Australia	Union organiser	FSU
	Ball, Matt	United Kingdom	Director of Unions21	Community
	Ballantyne, Morna	Canada	Director of union education	CUPE
	Batchelor, Scott	Australia	Union official	AMWU
	Beley, Markian	Canada	Accountant
	Bernard, Elaine	United States	Labor educator	NEA
	Bibby, Andrew	United Kingdom	Writer	NUJ
	Bishop, Shawn	Canada	Housekeeper	CAW
	Blackadder, Derek	Canada	Has worked with the Canadian Union of Public Employees and one of its predecessors since 1989. Before that was active in unions for about 10 years. Worked as an organizer (recruiting new members), an executive assistant, and with for most of his time with CUPE as as servicing representative. Also works towards greater international solidarity between workers and unions through his work in a labour-friendly NGO, and is a senior correspondent with LabourStart.	CUPE
	Bolster, Pat	New Zealand	National union official	SFWU
	Bousquet, Marc	United States	Professor and union national councilor	AAUP
	Brandon, Cherie	Australia	Union organiser	LHMU
	Brelsford, Emma	Australia	Union organiser	LHMU
	Briskin, Linda	Canada	Professor	YUFA
	Brisebois, Luc	Canada	Local union president, social worker	CUPE
	Brown, Karen	Australia	Researcher	NTEU
	Brown, Pamela	Canada	Union office manager	CUPE
	Brulin, Gunnar	Sweden	Union journalist	LIVS
	Buchanan, Andrea	Australia	Union organiser	QTU
	Budiarti, Indah	Indonesia	Union organizing and communications	PSI
	Bulley, Craig	Australia	Radio producer	CFMEU
	Butterworth, Jamie	Australia	IT specialist	NTEU

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	Cabrera, Legna	United States	Assistant Director of Labor Programs	SEIU
	Campbell Eagles, Lian	Australia	Education administration	QTU
	Canel, Tom	United States	Union organizer	AFSCME
	Cardino, Rafael	Philippines	Teller	TOEWU
	Chandler-Mills, Dean	New Zealand	45 years in the union movement and still smiling. Began as a clerical union delegate in Tubemakers of Australia, and went on to organise workers in local government, theatre, electrical work, and, for the last sixteen years, public services in New Zealand. Has particular experience in local government and uniformed services.	PSA
	Carpenter, Jeanne	United States	Organizer	CWU
	Carruthers, Linda	Australia	Union research and education	RBTU
	Choi, Hae-Lin	Germany	Union researcher	ver.di
	Clark, Dawn	United Kingdom	Trade union officer	Unison
	Cochrane, Paul	New Zealand	Began work as a public servant in 1983, became union delegate, then officer for the New Zealand Public Services Association (PSA). Worked with the union for the next twenty years, the last five spent as National Secretary. Headed PSA's organisational development, as the union developed a workplace-centred partnership strategy. Since then membership has grown strongly, with the increase now totaling almost 50%. In 2005 left to do independent work on organisational development, focusing on participative approaches to strategy-building.	PSA
	Coey, Ken	United Kingdom	Over 25 years experience in coaching individuals and teams to achieve improved cooperation and performance. He has worked in the UK, New Zealand and Sweden. Currently based in the UK, he and his colleagues in VillmanCoey (Sweden) have worked with the union movement (and others) on developing teamwork and shared goals at both national and international level.
	Cooper, Trish	Australia	Union official	AMWU
	Cormier, Chris	Canada	Child and youth worker	OPSEU
	Costello, Peggy	United States	Pipe fitter	UA
	Cowling, Terry	United Kingdom	Gallery supervisor	PCS
	Cradden, Conor	France	Independent researcher working in labour movement theory, industrial relations, the sociology of work and business ethics. Was formerly head of research at the AUT and branch secretary of TGWU. Now works mainly with global union federations and labour-oriented NGOs, and has recently published a book looking at the relationship between corporate behaviour and workplace democracy. PhD was awarded by the European University Institute in Italy.
	Cross, Paul	United Kingdom	Trade union organiser	Community
	Crowther, Rob	United Kingdom	Trade union organiser	Unison & GMB
	Cullinan, Josh	Australia	Union organiser	ASU
	Curtis, Peter	Australia	Educator	AEU

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	Davies, Steve	United Kingdom	Senior research fellow	UCU
	Davis, John	Australia	Radio producer	NUW
	Dawodu, Smith Abiola	United Kingdom	Security officer
	Dehwe, Clementine	Zimbabwe	Started working for the General Agriculture and Plantation Workers Union in Zimbabwe in 1985, first as an organiser, and then national women's coordinator. Moved to Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions as health and safety training officer, and HIV/Aids project coordinator. Currently based in South Africa, working for the Global Unions network as HIV/Aids project coordinator.	ITUC
	Dellevi, André-Roger	Canada	Airline worker	CAWU
	Devlin, Brian	Australia	Union educator	AMWU
	Diaz, Christine	United States	Flight attendant	IAMAW
	Dikotsi, Ramakhera	South Africa	Educator, union negotiator and shop steward	NAPTOSA
	Doe, Jenny	United States	NGO activist
	Dolby, Adrian	United Kingdom	Student services assistant	Unison
	Donais, Blaine	Canada	Union staff/mediator/consultant	SEP
	Dondley, Stephen	United States	Labor website developer	OPEIU
	Duffy, Grant	New Zealand	Partnership practice manager	PSA
	Dungan, Brian	United States	Technical services	CWA
	Dymny, Jerzy	Canada	Political musician	IWW

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	Edwards, Richard	United Kingdom	Union organiser	PCS
	Eldret, Lisa	Switzerland	Global union federation organiser	IUF
	Elliot, Elliot V.	Australia	Seaman	MUA
	Elliott, Graham	New Zealand	Ticket collector	RMTU & Unite
	Ellis, Lincoln	Canada	Union organizer
	Espinosa-Organista, Luis	USA / Mexico	Union organizer	UFCW
	Evans, Mark	United Kingdom	Mark is a health care assistant and in previous years has been international officer for his union branch. He now undertakes mostly advisory and supportive roles within the workplace, due to a broader frustration with the union movement. Still very interested in and committed to trade union revitalisation, and in particular in new ideas for workplace democracy and post-capitalist economic visions, his preferred model for which is parecon: participatory economics.	Unison

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	Falconer, Alex	Australia	Union organiser	HSU
	Falvey, Natalie	Australia	Trade union official	USU
	Farr, Jan	New Zealand	Writer, activist, former union communications worker
	Feickert, Dave	New Zealand	Mine safety advisor and consultant in industrial relations, ergonomics and energy. Has acted as adviser to ETUC General Secretary John Monks; the New Zealand Government's Partnership Resource Centre on workplace partnerships; and a number of international trade unions on energy economics and policy. Formerly European Officer for the Trades Union Congress and head of research and Industrial relations officer for the National Union of Mineworkers, UK.	EPMU
	Fellner, Kim	United States	Development director for Working America and author of Wrestling With Starbucks: Conscience, Capital, Cappuccino. 17 years in the labor movement as: organizing propagandist for the Service Employees International Union; information director for the Screen Actors Guild; and executive director of the National Writers Union. Also a founding director of the National Organizers Alliance.	NWU
	Field, Nathan	Canada	Student
	Fink, Eric	United States	Law professor and labor union/workers' rights lawyer. His research focuses on the sociology of law, the legal profession and legal education; labor law and the labor movement; and the informal regulation of social practices. Has also taught at St. Joseph’s University, University of Chicago and The Anglo-American College in the Czech Republic. Practiced law with several firms in Philadelphia, concentrating on labor and employment law and civil litigation.	AAUP
	Fischer, Tom	Australia	Union organiser	CPSU
	Fogde, Karsten	Denmark	Trade union advisor	3F
	Ford, John	Canada	Retired union worker
	Ford, Paul	United States	Medical professional	SEIU
	Fortescue, Robyn	Australia	Trade union official	AMWU
	Foster, Barry	New Zealand	University lecturer (IR)	AUS
	Foster, Louise	United Kingdom	Area organiser	Unison
	Fowler, David	United Kingdom	Trade union worker
	Freeman, Richard B	United States	Harvard Professor of Economics, co-chair of Harvard trade union programme. Of the 25 books he has written or edited, unionists probably most familiar with "What Workers Want", co-written with Joel Rogers. The most thorough study of US workers' aspirations in 30 years, "delivers a message about workplace democracy that union leaders would do well to build into their organizing strategies" (Dissent magazine). One of USA's foremost thinkers on the future of labour and unionism.
	Fullerton, Randy	United States	Retired from the building trades union

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	Garay, Mauricio	Canada	Regional union organizer	LIUNA
	Garver, Paul	United States	Global union official (retired)	IUF
	Gaul, Chloe	Australia	Union educator	ASU
	Gibbons, Helen	Australia	Trade union organiser	LHMU
	Gillespie, Robin	United States	Union ergonomist	Freelancers
	Glover, Nicholas	United States	Support technician
	Gonzalez, Eduardo	Australia	Union organiser and education officer with the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union.	AMWU
	Gray, John	United Kingdom	Social housing officer	Unison
	Green, Lester Muata	United States	Emergency medical services	UEPF
	Gregory, Mark	Australia	Unionist and folklorist; has been a union activist for about forty years, paid and unpaid. An avid collector of union songs: "the hidden voice of those determined not to be written out of history by corporate power". In 1997 launched what is quite possibly the best website of its kind: www.unionsong.com. In one of his many articles on union and workers' music, he quotes Woody Guthrie: 'Maybe you got a new song. You have, if you said what you really had to say about how the old world looks to you, or how it ought to be fixed'.	CPSU
	Grieg, Russel	United Kingdom	Union rep and negotiator. Has also been national lead negotiator, barman, manager in a bank, trainee legal exec, chair of a building society trade group and Buddhist. Currently studying trade unionism at Northern College, Barnsley. Also involved in developing various organising tools and resources for Unite's membership in the finance sector.	Unite
	Grima, Theresa	Australia	Union education officer	AMWU
	Grossman, Jonathan	United States	Union representative	SEIU
	Groube, Emma	Australia	Union organiser	CPSU
	Guenard, Thomasin	United States	Union organizer	HUCTWU, AFSCME
	Guille, Howard	Australia	Retired union secretary	NTEU
	Gunstone, Tim	Australia	Union growth organiser	NUW

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	Hagen, Mark	Germany	Union officer / researcher	ver.di
	Hall-Jones, Peter	France	Has worked in the union movement for 18 years, starting out as an organiser/activist in unions for the unemployed, followed by work in transport and public services unions, and then Public Services International. Primarily communications and information roles, including managing NZ's first national internet provider. Currently lives near Geneva, developing the New Unionism website and publications, and working with others on developing the network.	PSA
	Hallett, Adelia	New Zealand	Joined the union movement as a working journalist in the 1980s, and went on to work for New Zealand's largest private sector union the EPMU, setting up their communications department and a union newswire service as part of the process. Has a strong feel for strategic innovation, and now does freelance consultancy for several unions and NGOs. Last year won a national public relations award for her work on a wages campaign that led to real wages growth in New Zealand for the first time in a decade.	EPMU
	Hanlon, Beven	New Zealand	Corrections officer	CANZ
	Hanssen, Rolv	Norway	Bus driver in Norway for 18 years - and a union rep for most of that time. Then union officer for 11 years. Took part in developing "model municipalities", which involved harnessing workers' skills and knowledge to improve public services. Was a leader of the local federation LO in Trondheim, and helped establish broad alliances among unions on a proactive (ie rather than reactive) basis. Has written books and pamphlets in Norwegian about privatisation, tendering, private public partnerships and how unions can take the initiative in restructuring.	NUMGE
	Haque, Ziaul	India	Businessman
	Hardt, Michael	United States	Teacher
	Hardy, Paul	Ireland	Has been working in SIPTU's Organising Department since 2005. Particularly interested in the efforts of unions, including his own, to renew themselves as political and industrial structures based on membership commitment and activism. Member of the Labour Party and a correspondent for LabourStart. Was formerly an activist and member of the National Union of Journalists' national executive.	SIPTU
	Harrison, Sam	United Kingdom	TUC union academy organiser	NASUWT
	Hearn Mackinnon, Bruce	Australia	University lecturer	NTEU
	Heckscher, Charles	United States	Director for the Center for Workplace Transformation, part of the School of Management and Labor Relations at Rutgers University. Has written a large number of books and papers on new unionism, union reform, participatory unionism, developing workplace partnership, the collaborative enterprise, and network theory. Prof Heckscher has been directly involved in a large number of industrial transformations, and these have given his work a practical value which unions have come to value highly. A selection of his writings is available here.
	Herrera, Kathy Luz	United States	Union electrician / county legislator	IBEW
	Hieber, Paul	United States	Respiratory therapist
	Higgins, Sue	United Kingdom	Theatre nurse	Unison
	Hikaumba, Leonard	Zambia	Trade unionist currently serving as President of the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions, as well as for the Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia. Employed in Zambia's Ministry of Agriculture as a senior livestock officer, and also involved in campaigning against HIV/Aids.	CSAWUZ
	Hodges, Damon	Australia	Union organiser	CPSU
	Holland, Marvin	United States	Cleaner	TWU
	Holmes, Leanne	Australia	Bus driver	RTBU
	Horn, Carl	New Zealand	Union organiser	NDU
	Hume, Duncan	United Kingdom	Probation officer	NAPO
	Hunter, Peter	Australia	Union technical officer	AMWU
	Hunter, Philip	Switzerland	Has worked as a consultant to the ILO in Geneva for the past five years, focusing on multinationals and the social responsibilities of business. Worked extensively on research, policy analysis and awareness raising for unions at the global level, concentrating on labour rights and the global economy. Current research interests include the political and international solidarity dimensions of trade union renewal.
	Hurst, Alison	United States	Teacher

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	Jacoby, Sanford	United States	Teacher	AAUP
	Jarvis, Peter	United Kingdom	Union tutor	USDAW
	Jimenez, Carlos	United States	Labor NGO national director	CWA
	Jolly, Aidan	United Kingdom	Musician	MU
	Jones, Amber	New Zealand	Student	Student union
	Jones, Jolyon	United Kingdom	Social worker	Unison
	Jones, Ray	United Kingdom	Trade union official	Amicus

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	Kaboolian, Linda	United States	Lecturer in public policy
	Kansanen, Laura	Finland	Visual artist who has been involved in progressive groups and causes for years. Artistic advisor to the New Unionism project, helps review the website and publications as she awaits the second coming of Pippi Longstocking.
	Keil. Michael	Denmark	Trade union tutor	DFF
	Kelber, Harry	United States	Labor journalist	CWA
	Kelly, Jeff	United Kingdom	Director, UK Partnership Institute (initially set up by TUC). Trainer/facilitator who leads workshops on partnerships and team working. Has been an active unionist for over 35 years and has represented members of several unions including TGWU (Unite) Amicus (Unite), GMB and the POA. Jeff believes that the way forward for industrial relations is partnership working, and that this is fundamental in improving working conditions and job security, as well as in sustaining a competitive organisation. Committed to delivering partnership that is both effective and sustainable.	GMB
	Kelly, Linda	United Kingdom	Heads up the industrial relations team of the Ministry of Justice in the UK. Also associate and founding director of the UK Partnership Institute. Formerly a teacher, City broker, policy maker and personnel and training manager of the Labour Party. Pragmatist and consensus-builder, motivator and problem-solver. Membership of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, BEd (Hons) from Leeds and recognition as a Myers Briggs assessor. A director of the Training Standards Council, board member of the European TUC College, and council member of Employment NTO, plus other senior posts.
	Kemp, Anna	Canada	Co-op worker	Student union
	Kemp, Holly	Australia	Union organiser	CPSU
	Kempton, Paul	United Kingdom	Welfare rights advocate, manager of unit	Unison
	Kenny, Anna	New Zealand	National postal and logistics organiser for the NZ Engineering, Printing and Manufacturers' Union. Also a singer-songwriter in the award winning union choir: Choir Choir Pants on Fire.	EPMU
	Keogh, Josh	United States	Bicycle mechanic	IWW
	Kerbel, Jeremy	Australia	Union researcher	LHMU
	Kirkham, John	United Kingdom	Works with The Work Foundation (formerly The Industrial Society), a UK-based organisation of which the TUC and UNISON are partners, dedicated to improving the quality of working lives. Coach, facilitator and negotiator. Firmly believes that all people have a valuable contribution to make to the world of work, and that it is the challenge of management to harness this collective experience for the benefit of all stakeholders in an organisation.
	Kirwan, Gary	United Kingdom	Full time trade union official	GMB
	Klingzell-Brulin, Malin	Sweden	Editor	LIVS
	Kloosterboer, Dirk	Netherlands	Union policy advisor / researcher. Wrote "Innovative Trade Union Strategies" for the Netherlands Trade Union Confederation FNV: a booklet on creative union responses to changes in international labour relations and production. Also runs the exceptional Union Renewal blog.	FNV
	Koletsis, George	Australia	Starting out as a metal-worker, has been a political activist, union organiser and education worker for most of his life. Worked mainly in Australia, Romania, and around Eastern Europe, with stints as a project manager and contract consultant for the ILO and other international organisations. A committed socialist with an outspoken sense of humour and a natural egalitarianism... cuts through bureaucracy like a chainsaw (on methedrine) through butter.	AMWU

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	Laird, George	New Zealand	Union education organiser	SFWU
	Lambert, Denyse	Canada	Respectful workplace trainer	CUPE
	Landsbergis, Paul	United States	Professor / labour educator	AFT
	Larche, Jean-Pierre	Canada	Communications worker	CSN
	Larsen, Jennifer	United States	Senior research technician
	Law, Michael	New Zealand	University lecturer in labour studies	AUS
	Le Blanc, Ida	Trinidad & Tobago	Union leader	NUDE
	Leary, Chris	United Kingdom	Union convenor	Unison
	Lebans, Gayle	Canada	Union organizer	OPSEU
	Lee, Adam	United States	Union officer	USW
	Lee, Amy	Australia	Industrial officer/ employment lawyer	APESMA
	Leitch, Richard	United Kingdom	Civil servant	PCS
	Lenihan, Denis	United Kingdom	Trade union official	PCS
	Little, Andrew	New Zealand	National Secretary of NZ's largest private sector union, the Amalgamated Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union, since 2000. EPMU has members in 10 industries, from cleaners to clerical workers to the highest-skilled trades people. Qualified lawyer and former national student president. Sits on many boards and organisations. Has led the union through a process of consolidation and modernisation, and helped develop a strategic approach in industrial relations.	EPMU
	Littlewood, Stephen	Australia	Union organiser	FSU
	Lombardi, Gerald	United States	Researcher
	Long, Colin	Australia	Researcher	NTEU
	Lozanski, Laura	Canada	Occupational health and safety officer	COPE
	Lynch, Eddie	Ireland	Taxi driver, union branch secretary	IWU

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	Maher, Samantha	United Kingdom	NGO campaigner	TGWU
	Malone, Geraldine	Ireland	Union organiser	SIPTU
	Manborde, Ian	United Kingdom	Teacher	Amicus
	Mannion, Martin	Ireland	Union organiser	SIPTU
	Marasco, Brigid	Australia	Union communications officer	ASU
	Mark, Monica	Canada	Union support worker	USW
	Martin, Pete	United Kingdom	Union tutor and organiser	BECTU & UCU
	Maso, Thobile	South Africa	A trade unionist since before the end of the apartheid era, helped establish the Post and Telecommunication Workers Association in 1986. Amandla nga wethu yebasebenzi, basebenzi masimanyane. Currently co-ordinates education in the South African Municipal Workers' Union. Well-known workers' poet, lately has been setting some of his poems to music.	SAMWU
	Mason, Rob	United Kingdom	University lecturer	UCU
	Matthews, Peter	Australia	Retired / community work
	May, Maggie	Australia	Union organiser	NTEU
	McCarten, Matt	New Zealand	Union official	Unite
	McCarthy, Mary	Canada	Union staff	CUPE
	McGarry, Alison	United Kingdom	TUC national organising training and consultancy officer	Amicus
	McIntosh, Alex	Australia	Organiser	NUW
	McKeown, Andrew	Australia	Organiser	CPSU
	McLauchlan, Ruth	United States	Quality assurance consultant
	McLean, Greg	Australia	Assistant National Secretary of the Australian Services Union, responsible for public services, state and local government, water/energy utilities and public transport. Extensive experience in public sector reform. Has campaigned widely against privatisation, both nationally and internationally. Holds post-graduate qualifications in Industrial Relations and was a rank and file member before becoming involved in union work.	ASU
	McLeod, Georgina	New Zealand	National union policy advisor - health sector	NZCTU
	McNally, Michael	Australia	Union organiser	NTEU
	Milburn, Tom	United Kingdom	Trade union staff	Unison
	Miller, Polly	New Zealand	Polly worked for the NZ Public Services Association for two years, having been a delegate for two before this, and then moved to the UK where she worked for three years with UK unions NUT and UNISON, followed by a stint with the UK Partnership Institute.	PSA
	Milligan, Joanne	United Kingdom	Public affairs advocate	Unite
	Mitchell, Stephany	New Zealand	Union organiser and educator	SFWU & PSA
	Moase, Godfrey	Australia	Union organiser	NUW
	Moore, Clancy	Australia	Union organiser	ASU
	Mohle, Beth	Australia	Union assistant secretary	QNU
	Morgan, Brian	United Kingdom	Care manager	Unison
	Mountford, Sean	Australia	Union organiser	AMWU
	Mpendu, Zett	South Africa	Union organiser	SAPSWU
	Mukoya, Kent	Kenya	Corporate planner, labour NGO	KLGWU
	Mullen, Tony	Australia	Worked for Australian Education Union since 1990: first as an organiser, now as an educator. Describes his work as a struggle to move the organisation from a servicing to an organising culture, and from rhetoric to reality. Facilitates industrial education for members in schools and vocational colleges, focusing on rights, representation and organizing, plus modules such as occupational safety and health.	AEU
	Mulready, Pamela	Australia	Educator	NTEU
	Munger, Joseph	United States	Crane operator	USW
	Murphy, Alice	Australia	Trade union official	CPSU

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	Naether, Robert	United Kingdom	Totally disabled	GMB
	Ndiku, Judah	Kenya	Lecturer	UASU
	Needleman, Ruth	United States	Professor of Labor Studies	AAUP
	Newsome, Danielle	United States	Student
	Norling, Ken	Australia	Union administrative officer	NTEU
	Norris, Mark	United Kingdom	Trade union organiser	CWU
	North, Jim	United States	Medical records worker	SEIU
	Nowak, Paul	United Kingdom	UK Trades Union Congress (TUC) New Unionism Project Director in May 2002, then TUC's National Organiser. Before this TUC regional secretary in the North East and Cumbria. Currently leads TUC’s work to support union efforts on organising and recruitment, which includes the development and delivery of the TUC Organising Academy, and co-ordinates the TUC’s ‘Leading Change’ training and development programme for senior union officers, and supports the TUC’s work on inter-union relations.	TUC

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	O'Callaghan, Marj	Australia	National Industrial Officer	AMWU
	O'Connor, Liz	Mexico	Organizer	SEIU
	O'Donnell, Dianne	United Kingdom	ICT Desktop Technician	Unison
	O'Donnell, Michael	Canada	Federal health and safety officer	PSAC
	Oduor, Wycliffe	Canada	Postal worker	CUPW
	Ogden, Max	Australia	Fitter and turner who spent 30 years as a union official; for most of that time grappling with issues around workplace and union democracy. Retired in 2004, having established and worked for the Foundation for Sustainable Economic Development at Melbourne University. Still involved with the Foundation’s project 'Work & Social Cohesion Under Globalisation'. Working with the ACTU and some New Zealand unions on new strategies involving workplace democracy and high performance work systems.	AMWU
	Ouzas, Jan	Canada	Business clerk	CUPE
	Oztemel, Deniz	United Kingdom	Probation officer	NAPO

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	Pandolfo, Charlie	Australia	Union organiser	AMWU
	Parkinson, Michael	United Kingdom	Call centre adviser	CWU
	Peacock, Bob	Canada	Support services worker	HEU
	Pekarek, Andreas	Australia	PhD student	NTEU
	Potter, Martin	United Kingdom	Railway worker	RMT
	Power, Kim	Canada	Trade union rep	CEP

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	Radford, William	United States	Security officer
	Raffo, Jeffrey	Germany	Organizer	ITF
	Raines, Ian	Japan	Part time organizer
	Rajani, Heenal	United Kingdom	Elected union officer	Unison
	Rea, Sharon	Australia	Registered nurse	NSNSWA
	Rector, Matt	Guam	Teacher	GFT
	Reithmuller, Ted	Australia	Retired; labour historian
	Ribeiro, Rodrigo	Portugal	Temp
	Robb, Martha	United States	Union organizer	HUCTW
	Rogers, Jon	United Kingdom	Union safety advisor	Unison
	Rondeau, Kris	United States	The story of the HUCTW, and Kris's "relational organizing" approach, is an inspiring one. The union was built from the ground up by Harvard employees (Kris was a lab assistant). Leadership comes from members, who also negotiate contracts and work with management to address issues of policy and improve the working environment. HUCTW has broken new ground with tactics based on establishing relationships and common values, rather than focusing solely on “issues”. Kris and her team facilitated victories at the Universities of Minnesota and Illinois, and UMASS Medical Center and School, as well as seeding unions in the city of Cambridge and elsewhere.	HUCTW
	Rooney, Joe	United Kingdom	TUC Academy organiser	GMB & TGWU
	Roper, Carl	United Kingdom	TUC organising director	TUC
	Rowley, Mike	United Kingdom	Research student (migrant workers)	Amicus
	Runstedler, Ailleen	Canada	Postal worker	CUPW
	Rush, Barbara	United Kingdom	Scientist	Unite

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	Saunders, Shaun	United Kingdom	Trade union official	GMB
	Saxberg, Barbara	Canada	Journalist / labour educator	CMG
	Schluter, Jodie	Australia	Helps organize young workers for the peak union body in South Australia. Also manages the U-Who? Young People and Unions project. Key roles are education, advocacy, networking, campaigning, building partnerships and resource development. Prior to this was as an organiser with the Australian Services Union, and also worked for a number of years as a youth worker, community educator and in the youth development. Experienced advocate, has also worked for a few years with multicultural communities.	ASU
	Schmidt, Walter	United States	Woodworker and painter
	Schnall, Peter	United States	Medical worker
	Schnell, George	Belgium	Trade union education worker	SGIC CFDT
	Schulz, Claudia	Germany	Public service trainee
	See, John	United States	Telecommunications coordinator	IATSE
	Sehgal, Rakhi	India	Labour researcher
	Sheehy, Rob	Australia	Union organiser	CPSU
	Shostak, Arthur	United States	Professor (retired)	AFT
	Sibley, Peter	France	Company director
	Simpson, Bob	United States	Web geek and cartoonist	NWU
	Smart, Paul	United Kingdom	Mental health service team leader	Unison
	Smith, Dave	Trinidad & Tobago	Union organiser	NWTU
	Smith, Paul	United Kingdom	London manager for Social Change Online. Specialist in union communications strategy and social change campaigns. Recent projects include www.usdaw.org.uk, winner of TUC's 2004 award for best website. Involved in innovative work such as setting up the first virtual union branch site as pilot for Unison. Provides online organising consultancy for TUC, and was keynote speaker at 2005 UNI global union communicators' conference in Washington.
	Smith, Susan	New Zealand	Social worker	PSA
	Smyth, Louis	United Kingdom	Teaching assistant	Unison
	Stam, Eddy	Belgium	Currently a policy advisor with the European Metalworkers' Federation. Has worked in unions for more than 17 years, and within the Dutch FNV bondgenoten union (NL) initiated the change of approach needed to build an organizing union for cleaners. Current work involves supporting international workers' participation and TU coordination. A firm believer and practicer of renewal through organising and international cooperation.	EMF-FEM
	Stanford, Jim	Canada	An economist with the Canadian Auto Workers union; writes regular economics column for the Globe and Mail. Main interest is promoting economic literacy among unionists, so as to challenge dominant assumptions and ideologies that get passed off as the only choice in economics. His new book Economics for Everyone comes with an on-line curriculum to assist unions in popular economics training for their members.	CAWU
	Steinhoff, Carolyn	United States	Writer, teacher	PCS
	Stepp, Meredith	United States	Labor education specialist	USW
	Stokes, Ken	New Zealand	Union organiser	PSA
	Stroud, Sue	Canada	Public service worker	BCGEU
	Sutherland, Donald	Australia	National industrial officer	AMWU
	Sutherland, Steve	Canada	Local union president	CAWU
	Syed, Pirzada Imtiaz	Pakistan	Secretary General of the All Pakistan Federation of United Trade Unions, and National Secretary of the Pakistan Brick Kiln Labour Union. Has worked for the Electricity Workers and Bone Crushing Industries Workers for 35 years, again including a role as National Secretary. Combines executive responsibilities with a strong knowledge of workers' concerns from regular site visits and participation in delegates' meetings and conferences. In September 2005 was elected Secretary General of the national alliance “Labour Unity”.	APFUTU
	Syed, Zia	Pakistan	Union federation secretary	GFTU

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	Taylor, Cheri	Australia	Union branch secretary	NTEU
	Temple, Liz	Australia	Union organiser	CPSU
	Thomas, Edward	Australia	Press operator	AMWU
	Thompson, Kenneth	United Kingdom	Auxiliary nurse	Unison
	Thorn, Lachlan	Australia	Union organiser	CPSU
	Tindling, Michelle	New Zealand	Customer service rep	PSA
	Tiwow, Marcus Wenas	Indonesia	Unionist	FESDIKARI SBSI
	Treadwell, Paul	New Zealand	IT worker	AUS
	Treloar, Ian	Australia	Union organiser	CPSU
	Treen, Mike	New Zealand	Union organiser	Unite
	Tswaipe, Edward	Botswana	University lecturer	TAWU
	Tubach, Linda	United States	Teacher and Director, Collective Bargaining Education Project	AFT

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	van Barneveld, Kristin	Australia	Union employee	CPSU
	Vandenberg, Andrew	Australia	University lecturer	NTEU
	Vazquez, Guillermo	United States	Union organizer	AFT
	Vithoulkas, Jean	Australia	Union writer	MEAA

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	Wadley, Eamon	United Kingdom	Postgrad student	Unison
	Walton, Toby	United Kingdom	University worker
	Watson, John	France	Communications worker, builder, mechanic, caregiver, plumber, counselor, website developer, electrician and desktop publisher. Formerly communications worker for Public Services International, now working for the World Health Organisation and doing freelance work for the international union/NGO GAPS campaign and the global unions' HIV-Aids project.
	Weeks, Kathi	United States	Teacher
	Wells, Clare	New Zealand	Union policy advisor	PSA
	Whimp, Graeme	New Zealand	Unionist, PhD student	AUS
	White, Whanau	New Zealand	Union education officer	EPMU & NDU
	Whitehouse, Robin	Canada	Construction worker	NTEU
	Whitley, Alan	New Zealand	Corrections officer	CANZ
	Wilson, Hugh	Australia	Student
	Wilson, Tom	United Kingdom	Trade union official	TUC
	Windelov, Kirsten	New Zealand	Trade union official, currently working with PSA in New Zealand, following work with Prospect in the UK. Prior to this she was a high school rep, a student rep, a teacher's rep, a parliamentary services staff rep, and a public services union rep. Along the way she obtained a law degree, which has been a help at times, and a fine sense of humour. In fact this network began with a joke she made.	PSA
	Woodruff Jr, John	United States	Union organizer	UE
	Woods, Oliver	New Zealand	Student / worker	AUSA
	Wratten, Paul	New Zealand	Freelance technologist

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	Yeadon, Stella	Canada	Union communicator	CUPE

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	Zavitz, Carol	Canada	Union staff	ETFO
	Zutalors	Registered in Liberia	Agent provocateur. Zutalors (also known as Dogenes) joined the New Unionism network before our security procedures and initiation rituals were tightened up. As the only non-existent member, he/she/it is currently setting up a caucus to undermine our lack of structure. Please be very wary of anything this member has to say - Zutalors is clearly playing a devil's advocacy game, intending to provoke the maximum debate. You can contact The Secret Faction for the Non-Existent at: zutalors@newunionism.net	Only really yellow unions

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