Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA People
Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA is about people – people working together to make things better for all. As the global justice organisation of the Australian union movement, each and every APHEDA supporter, member, partner, activist and participant here in Australia and all around the world contributes to the work it takes to tackle inequality and injustice.
Leslie Marsden is a Member Services Support Officer and Sharny Chalmers is an Industrial Officer at the Public Service Association of NSW. They are also long-term members of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA.
Madeline Feledy is an organiser with the Australian Services Union NSW &ACT branch. She has been a member of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA for three years.
Thirza White is the General Secretary of the CPSU Tasmania. She has been a member of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA for 11 years.
Luke Martin is the Secretary of Bendigo Trades Hall Council and has been a member of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA for 3 years.
Luke Whitington is the Executive officer of the SEARCH Foundation and has been a member of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA for 19 years.
Maxine Sharkey is the General Secretary of the NSW Teachers Federation and has been a member of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA for 20 years.
Matt Kunkel is the CEO of the Migrant Workers Centre and he has been a member of APHEDA for 17 years.
Jannette Armstrong is the Executive Director of Farms campaigning with the United Workers Union. She has been a member of Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA for nine years and is a member of the APHEDA board.
Phil O'Donoghue is the Media Officer at UnionsWA and has been an APHEDA member for six years. In this interview, he tells us why building internationalism is important.