Meet the team – Independent Transport Union

ITU - Meet your Executive committee

Pearl Singh

Secretary

Pearl has been in the industry for almost 20 years and is currently a Metro Station Officer.

Pearl Singh

Secretary

Pearl has been in the industry for almost 20 years and is currently a Metro Station Officer. Pearl’s rail industry knowledge ranges across Flinders Street, City Loop, Northern Group and Southern Cross with her industrial experience including representation of staff under the Metro Trains Enterprise Agreement and attending the Fair Work Commission. In 2014, Pearl was left to fight on her own against Metro Trains when her previous Union representatives neglected her and told her she has no chance of winning if she went to Fair Work. Pearl pursued the matter herself and with the help of Marc Marotta, won her unfair dismissal case against Metro and was reinstated. Since then, Pearl has organised representations for herself and her work colleagues and fought against harassment, bullying and unfair treatment. Over the years Pearl’s industrial knowledge has grown and she never wants to see what happened to her happen to anyone else. Pearl believes ALL members should be treated with respect and should always be represented, not dismissed. - ITU Secretary

Tanyol Beyit

President

Tanyol has been in the industry for over 32 years with 20 years’ experience as a delegate, the last 12 years as a car builder at Alstom.

Tanyol Beyit

President

Tanyol has been in the industry for over 32 years with 20 years’ experience as a delegate, the last 12 years as a car builder at Alstom. Tanyol became a delegate to improve workers conditions, specifically working with his previous union on the last 5 Enterprise Agreements as a bargaining representative for the Workshops. Tanyol was the representative for his colleagues ensuring their Enterprise Agreement claims and other day-to-day needs and complaints were brought to the attention of the Union organiser. But he and his colleagues were being ignored, and their claims were not being supported or actioned, so Tanyol decided to take control and started organising representations of his colleagues himself to ensure that their needs were being acted upon. Tanyol believes that all members should have equal rights and that officials should fight for uniform, fair and equitable conditions.

Richard Gordon

Vice President

Richard is a current V/Line Train Driver with 20 years’ experience in the industry since 2004, 12 years at fright and moving onto V/Line in 2016.

Richard Gordon

Vice President

Richard is a current V/Line Train Driver with 20 years’ experience in the industry since 2004, 12 years at freight and moving onto V/Line in 2016. Being a part of the Pacific National Bulk Roster committee and then becoming a roster coordinator at V/Line, Richard is experienced in communicating with management on non-compliance with the rostering provisions in the Enterprise Agreement and is and will continue to fight for the best possible outcomes. Richard is reliably available to members for immediate advise and support for workplace matters and has been a first contact for union members dealing with matters including rostering issues, parental leave, disciplinary issues, public holiday and payment matters to name a few. Richard is a strong unionist believing in serving his members in a transparent and ethical manner and has been disappointed with the Victorian Branch of the RTBU and was one of the founding members of the ITU in an effort to provide a better option to members.

Angela Lardner

Locomotive Divisional Delegate

Angela Lardner

Locomotive Divisional Delegate

Angela has worked as a train driver for over 10 years and has a family history of railway workers. With a background also in office and corporate administration, and currently studying a Bachelor of Law, Angela is a well-rounded delegate. Working as a delegate at her previous Union, Angela also has over a decade of Union experience and knowledge, from representation, admin and organisation. Angela has already worked on a number of matters including Workcover claims, disciplinary matters and assisting members with individual queries. Angela is a passionate advocate for member rights and is a strong advocate for females in the industry. With first hand experience on the impact work can have on parents, being a mum herself and juggling parenthood with work stresses can be exhausting and affect work/life balance, Angela is therefore committed to real change to improve workers happiness and provide for greater and genuine representation focusing on the needs and rights of members in an empathetic way.

Thomas Munaretti

Rail Divisional Delegate

Thomas Munaretti

Rail Divisional Delegate

Thomas has been working at Metro Trains as an Authorised Officer since February 2010. Over the years, seeing that proper representation from his former union was lacking, Thomas offered his assistance to the ITU and started attending meetings with management as well as providing general support to his co-workers and other Rail employees alike. Thomas is passionate about ensuring fair and respectful outcomes for everyone. He has become very engaged in representing members across Metro and V/Line and is fighting against the consistent lack of procedural fairness - being one of the key issues when dealing with management in matters of disciplinary process and flexible work arrangements. As a full-time working parent with other family responsibilities, Thomas knows all too well how important it is to have support at work and a fair process. Thomas is keen to learn more and expand his experience and knowledge to best represent his members; he is taking on more representational work, engaging with the ITU Executive and current delegates across the ITU working collaboratively and gathering as much skills as possible, including attending the Fair Work Commission.

Mario Monteleone

Resigned - former Rail Divisional Delegate

Mario Monteleone

Resigned - former Rail Divisional Delegate

After over 17 years in the rail industry, Rail Divisional Delegate Mario Monteleone left the industry to pursue other interests, and therefore resigned from his position as the Rail Divisional Delegate on the Executive Committee . Mario worked as a car builder at Alstom with 10 years’ experience as a delegate and fought to represent workers needs against the employer with little to no support from his previous Union leaders. Mario decided he wanted better for his work colleagues and in 2023 helped establish the ITU to help better represent his colleagues and other workers in the industry more broadly and to ensure that everyone gets support and representation when they require it. Mario worked closely with Tanyol and took strong and active interest in Industrial Representation. We wish Mario the very best and will forever be grateful for his dedication to his colleagues.

ITU - Meet your Executive committee

Pearl Singh

Tanyol Beyit

Richard Gordon

Angela Lardner

Thomas Munaretti

Mario Monteleone

ITU - Meet your Executive committee

Rail Divisional Committee

Locomotive Divisional Committee

ITU - Meet your Executive committee

Pearl Singh

Tanyol Beyit

Richard Gordon

Angela Lardner

Thomas Munaretti

Mario Monteleone

ITU - Meet your Executive committee

Rail Divisional Committee

Locomotive Divisional Committee

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