Spotlight on Joseph William Cahill
Joseph William Cahill
- Born: 21 October 1924
- Died: 27 October 1995
- Service Date:1 November 1995
- Disposition:Burial
- Cemetery: Rookwood
- Location:Monumental Lawn Grave, A, Grave 027
OAM RECIPIENT
a man of immaculate integrity
Former branch general secretary of the Municipal and Shire Employees Union (MSEU), Mr Cahill became an official with the Union more than 30 years ago. While he was an industrial officer there, Paul Keating was his assistant.
During the war he fought in New Guinea campaigns, after which time he became an Electricity Commission employee before becoming an MSEU official.
During Mr Cahill’s term, the MSEU grew to the largest local government union branch in Australia with 40,000 members.
In 1989 Mr Cahill was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for his union and community work.
He was an active member of the Labor Party, the Catholic Church and a Concord Council alderman in the early 1960s.
