Luba Grigorovitch can stop every tram in Melbourne
The 34-year-old unionist has done it before, and she's threatening to do it again.
Luba Grigorovitch, state secretary of the blokey Rail, Tram and Bus Union: "There's nothing like a union election. It's brutal. There are basically no rules." Eamon Gallagher
Two weeks before members of Melbourne's Rail, Tram and Bus Union voted to go on strike in pursuit of their demand for a 6 per cent a year wage rise, I met their leader.
In a city where unions loom large, few unionists are as instantly recognisable as Luba Grigorovitch.
Myriam RobinRear Window editorMyriam Robin is Rear Window editor based in the Melbourne newsroom. A Rear Window columnist since 2017, she previously reported on financial markets and media. Connect with Myriam on Twitter. Email Myriam at myriam.robin@afr.com
