Sandra Grey is making NZCTU relevant again
Sandra Grey is giving the union movement something it has lacked for years: urgency, clarity and political bite. And with the fuel crisis escalating, that matters.

Sandra Grey is giving the union movement something it has lacked for years: urgency, clarity and political bite. And with the fuel crisis escalating, that matters.
Had she not succumbed to lung cancer, it is likely that well before the end of this decade she would have made the transition from the trade union movement to the Parliamentary Labour Party. Once in Parliament, her rise to the top would have been inexorable. In relatively short order New Zealand would have had its second Labour Prime Minister called Helen.
Many Auckland’s and many NZers from around the Auckland region would love to be able to pay their respects.
Her tireless fighting for the most vulnerable workers made her a civil rights champion the likes we haven’t seen in the position of Union President. Her authenticity her realness and her total lack of ego made her unique.