John Gandini

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John Rivo Gandini (28 March 1929 - 27 July 2016) was an Australian trade unionist. [1]

Gandini was a member of the Electrical Trades Union from 1983 to 1993, and was President of the Trades and Labor Council of Western Australia from 1988 to 1994. [2] In the 1950s and 1960s he was a prominent communist and ran several times for office, unsuccessfully.

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References

  1. "John Gandini Obituary". The West Australian. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. Papadopoulos, Sophie (2001). "Gandini, John Rivo (1929- )". Australian Trade Union Archives . Retrieved 10 February 2013.