Luke Hilakari

Luke is the Secretary of Victorian Trades Hall Council. Under his leadership, Victorian workers are taking grassroots action in unprecedented numbers to improve our working lives. Luke's experience organising some of Victoria's lowest paid workers drives him to fight for wage justice in Victoria. Under the banner of We Are Union, Victorian workers are leading the fight for progressive social change.

Luke Hilakari in action

Brett de Hoedt, Luke Hilakari, Rodney Croome AM, Dr Sonja Hood, Katerina Gaita & Matthew Phillips

Power to the People: Creating change from the ground up

Past Conferences

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2023 — 4 speeches

A search for the soul of the nation

2022 — 7 speeches

Eliminate Inequality: Rebuilding Australia from the ground up, all the way to the stars

2021 — 10 speeches

Think Bigger: Fix Everything

2020 — 10 speeches

Connection, Creativity, Community: Finding Hope in a Climate of Crisis

2019 — 9 speeches

Get Angry. Then Get Organised.

2018 — 11 speeches

Activating community leadership to combat inequality

2017 — 11 speeches

What makes healthy communities?

2016 — 9 speeches

It's the Community, Stupid: Putting people and the planet back in the picture

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