Sharan burrow biography books

Australian trade unionist

Sharan Leslie BurrowAC (born 12 December ) is an Australian trade unionist who served as the general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) from to ^[1] and as president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) from to She was the first woman to become General Secretary of the ITUC since its foundation in , and was the second woman to become President of the ACTU.

Early involvement in Australian labour movement

Burrow was born in Warren, New South Wales to a family with strong involvement in the labour movement.

Sharan burrow biography books

She graduated in teaching with the University of New South Wales in and became a teacher in the early s, which allowed her to become involved in the New South Wales Teachers Federation. She later became President of the Bathurst Trades and Labor Council.

Before becoming President of the ACTU she was also President of the Australian Education Union (AEU) in

Burrow was elected Pres