Richard Olsen, National President & NSW Branch Secretary

Richard has been a member of the TWU since 1998. He jumped straight into organising, and in his first few years with the union he looked after a huge range of industries from road transport to aviation. This early experience meant that Richard could solve almost any issue or dispute that arose in a yard. Richard became the TWU South Coast and Southern Sub-branch Secretary in 2003, and in 2012 he also became TWU NSW Assistant State Secretary. Richard has been TWU NSW State Secretary since 2016.