Vale Carolyn Allport, first elected NTEU National President

By Grahame McCulloch. It is with much sadness that I heard of the death earlier this week of NTEU’s first elected National President, Carolyn Allport.  Carolyn was President from 1994-2010 and served the Union with distinction at national and international levels, including membership of the ACTU Executive, negotiation and representation with eight Federal Education Ministers, an ongoing relationship with Universities Australia and representation of NTEU and our international trade union federation – Education International – in OECD and UNESCO fora. More...