Retired member Reg Wilding has died at the age of 100.
Reg was born and raised in England’s Midlands. He joined the Royal Navy in World War II. He came to Australia in 1949, worked as a merchant seaman and joined the Maritime Union of Australia.
Reg moved to Wollongong in the 1960’s and was a long-time secretary of the local branch of the Communist Party of Australia.
Reg became a PSA Delegate and was involved in the South Coast Labour Council. He convinced many to join the PSA, particularly university and TAFE Librarians.
The Public Service Association of NSW and Community and Public Sector Union (SPSF Group) NSW Branch acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work and the places in which we live. We pay respect to Ancestors and Elders, past, present and future. We recognise the unique cultural and spiritual relationship and celebrate the contributions of first nations peoples to Australia.
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