Mary Bluett
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Born | trade unionist[1] | 12 March 1951
Mary Bluett (born 12 March 1951) is an Australian trade unionist and the former president of the Victorian branch of the Australian Education Union (AEU). In 1974, Bluett became a branch representative of the Victorian Secondary Teachers Association (VSTA). The next year, she became a member of the VSTA's Central Committee. In 1982, she became the vice president of the VSTA, before being elected as the president of the VSTA in 1994.[2] The VSTA ultimately merged with two other Victorian teachers unions to become the Victorian branch of the AEU. Bluett became the Victorian AEU's first vice president. She became the president of the AEU's Victorian Branch in 1998.[3]
On 19 July 2012,
The planned strike took place on 5 September 2012, where Bluett said that negotiations with the
References
- ^ a b c "Bluett, Mary (1951 - )". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Francis, Rosemary (May 2013). "In Pursuit of Union Leadership: Mary Bluett and Susan Hopgood and the Victorian Secondary Teachers Association, 1973-95". Labour History. 104: 131.
- ^ The Age. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Akerman, Pia (19 July 2012). "Fair Work Australia approves Victorian teachers strike". The Australian. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Support staff to join Vic teachers' strike". Nine News. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- The Age. Retrieved 26 May 2021.