Bill Bodenham: A Political Bloke

Bill Bodenham

(November 1935 - November 2005)

Seafarer and active member of the Seamen's Union of Australia, Firemen and Deckhands Union and the Maritime Union of Australia National President of the Maritime Unionists' Socialist Activities Association (MUSAA) National Secretary MUA Veteran's Association and community activist.

"Bill Bodenham was a giant with the heart of a lion - working class from the boots up. He was a unionist, Marxist and a Communist; a man who believed unions and politics were inseparable. He believed that the working class would never progress if it was not politically organised.

"Bill was a bloke known for his humour and strength; a great leader of workers - a genuine leader, a man who believed in his union."

-- Paddy Crumlin, MUA National Secretary

(A full tribute to the life and work of Bill Bodenham next MWJ)