Cliff Dolan
Clifford Ormond Dolan AO (23 January 1920 – 7 December 2000) was an Australian unionist. He was President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 1980 to 1985.
Early life[]
Dolan was born in Grafton, New South Wales,[1] and raised in the Sydney suburb of Meadowbank. His father was a council gardener. He attended West Ryde Primary School and Sydney Technical High School. He became an electrician, and rose to become a full-time official of the Electrical Trades Union by 1949; he was elected Federal Secretary in 1960.
He was Senior Vice-President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions 1973-80, and then succeeded Bob Hawke as President after Hawke went into politics. He remained President until 1985, and was succeeded by Simon Crean.
Honours[]
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1980, "in recognition of service to trade unionism".[2]
References[]
- Vale Cliff Dolan: A Lifelong Commitment, Workers Online, 8 December 2000. Retrieved 19 December 2017
- ^ Dani Cooper, Livelihoods and Liberation Struggles: 30 Years of Australian Worker Solidarity. Retrieved 19 December 2017
- ^ It's an Honour, Retrieved 19 December 2017
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- 1920 births
- 2000 deaths
- Australian trade unionists
- Trade union leaders
- People from Sydney
- Officers of the Order of Australia