Hughie Williams (3 September 1933 – 15 October 2017) was the former State Secretary of the Queensland Branch of the Transport Workers Union of Australia. He was State Secretary from 1992–2010 and was the national president in 2000.[2] He was also State Secretary during the early 1980s and had been secretary of the now defunct Brisbane sub-branch throughout the 1980s.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 September 1933 |
| Died | 15 October 2017 (aged 84) |
| Height | [1] |
| Weight | [1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | wrestling |
Williams was a stalwart of the Union movement in his time as organiser and then Branch Secretary.[3]
Williams dedicated his life to fighting injustices and was instrumental in the protests against the Springboks Tour in the 1970s.[3]
On 10 December 2010 Williams stood aside as secretary after being defeated by a landslide defeat[4] in the quadrennial elections by 'The New Transport Worker Team' headed by Peter Biagini.[5][6]
Williams was raised in the coalmining area of Maitland in NSW.[6] Williams has also competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in wrestling[7] and was involved in organising for Brisbane's 1982 Commonwealth Games.
Williams died on 15 October 2017.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b Hugh Williams at Sports Reference
- ^ Trade union icon launches autobiography in Brisbane Brisbane Times, 27 June 2009
- ^ a b "VALE HUGHIE WILLIAMS - TWU Queensland". TWU Queensland. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ "Hughie Williams loses TWU Qld election". FullyLoaded.com.au. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Trade union heavyweight steps down Archived 3 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Ninemsn, 10 December 2010
- ^ a b Schneiders, Royce Millar and Ben (29 November 2013). "The Money Men". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ Olympic results Archived 29 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vale Hughie Williams: ‘Plenty of courage, plenty of guts and plenty of determination’ Courier-Mail, 16 October 2017