Our Union

On February 9th 2024 – Australian Activist John Wilson publicly announced and subsequently launched a ballot to conduct a National Strike. After several weeks, the ballot went viral in favour of the calling for National Strike Actions.

However, due to online interference the national ballot was torpedoed and had to be shut down. Notwithstanding the political interference, John Wilson went on to launch the stand alone National Strike Australia Web Site, and also to call for and co ordinate several National Strike Actions.

After nearly 6 prolonged months of co ordinating and supporting National Strike Actions, John Wilson received constant feed back from the National Strikers that a new National Trade Union was badly needed to drive home all of the efforts and gains made with the National Strike Australia campaigns.

In response to this growing feedback to launch a new National Trade Union, a decision was made by John Wilson and all the trusted Team Members from National Strike Australia, to organise and then launch The Freedom Union. In September 2024, the launch of The Freedom Union was done, and thus far its membership base has steadily grown.

Using International Law and Protections, The Freedom Union of Australia promises to be the most effective and strategic Australian Trade Union ever to be launched.

JOHN WILSON

National Spokesman

johnwilson@freedom-union.org

Ph: 07 3181 5500

John Wilson was born and raised in Brisbane Qld for most of his life. John has come from a family deeply committed to the Australian Trade Unions and the struggles that their members went through.

In 1987, John was elected to be Branch Secretary of the Federated Engine Drivers & Fireman’s Association (FEDFA) which later amalgamated into the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU).

Later in John’s Australian Trade Union career, John went on the hold the President’s Position of Trades Hall in Canberra for three (3) years. In the twilight of John’s Australian Trade Union career, John held the positions of Legal / Industrial Officer in both the Commonwealth Public Service Union (CPSU) and the Federated Clerks Union (FCU Qld Branch).

John is well qualified to lead the Freedom Union and comes into the National Leadership Role well qualified and highly experienced.

In support of all those front end efforts by the National Spokesman John Wilson, are a team of highly skilled and dedicated women and men – who are building and managing all of the Freedom Union’s systems and administration. There is also the same committed people in the Union’s International Law as well as it’s High End Arts Team.

The Freedom Union is blessed to have attracted the most capable and committed of the freedom fighters into its ranks.  

All of The Freedom Union of Australia’s Team Members as well as the National Spokesman John Wilson are fully Pro Family and Pro Children and are committed to the protection and defence of both.