Mick Doleman
Mick Doleman is the Deputy National Secretary of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and Chair of the International Committee of Mining and Maritime.
Mick went to sea in 1970 and was elected an official of the Seamen’s Union of Australia (SUA) in 1984, and became a national official in 1998 when the SUA amalgamated with the Waterside Workers’ Federation (WWF) to form the MUA.
Mick represents the MUA on several International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) committees, including the Offshore Taskforce organising the oil and gas industry globally, and is involved in other global bodies such as the IMO and ILO.
Pursuing the union goal of assisting members in all aspects of their working lives, Mick is chair of the Mining Maritime Power Credit Union and is on the board of the superannuation scheme for the maritime industry. In recent years he has particularly taken up the issue of violence against women and was recognised in 2011 as the Australian White Ribbon Foundation Ambassador of the Year for his efforts in engaging the trade union movement in this important issue.
Articles by Mick Doleman
Every Australian man is on the frontline of this battle
My father was a violent man. My mother is still alive thankfully, and I don’t wish to embarrass her by…... Read more
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