Brad Pidgeon - NSW/ACT Secretary
Bradley Pidgeon is a passionate and enthusiastic trade union leader. As State Secretary of the AMWU, he is responsible for the strategic direction of the NSW & ACT Branch.
Brad has extensive experience in negotiation, campaigning, advocacy, education, and health and safety for the benefit of workers.
Brad has represented AMWU members across the manufacturing, power generation, mining, heavy industry, ship building and construction industries in New South Wales & Western Australia for over 10 years.
Brad is passionate about advocating for renewable and local manufacturing opportunities for New South Wales.
Robyn Fortescue - Assistant State Secretary
Robyn Fortescue started her working life in the union movement in 1990 when she started work as an organiser with the Association of Drafting, Supervisory, and Technical Employees. Following the amalgamation of that union with the Amalgamated Metalworkers Union, Robyn became the NSW Secretary of the NSW Technical, Supervisory and Administration division of the union.
In 2015, Robyn was elected as Assistant NSW Secretary Manufacturing Division.
Robyn is involved in a number of community organisations including as Chair of the BMiles Foundation which provides support for homeless women with mental illness. She was the Secretary of the Burma Campaign Australia for 2007-2014.
Robyn sits on the Executive of Unions NSW.
Keith Lang - NSW/ACT Branch President
Since joining the AMWU as an apprentice in 2003, Keith has been advocating for workers' rights in his workplace. He became a workplace delegate in 2014, and now represents workers as a delegate to the AMWU National Safety Committee, AMWU National Rail Industry Committee, and the AMWU NSW/ACT Rail Industry Committee.
He's been NSW/ACT State President since 2019, and being rank and file, Keith is still on the job working as a Heavy Plant Mechanic at Sydney Trains. He's also actively involved with the AMWU Manufacturing Campaigns Committee.
In his spare time, he volunteers with the NSW RFS where he fulfils the role of Deputy Captain.
