Caleb Hayhoe-Castle – RMIT Branch Committee Member (Professional Staff)

Ruth has been an invaluable ally to myself as a professional staff member of the NTEU and has proven herself to be reliable and dedicated to fighting for professional staff conditions.

Ruth has stood by me and many other staff in solidarity to strike for better pay, security, respect and more at work. I am confident in Ruth's ability and track record of building union power and organising to strengthen our industrial capacity for this bargaining campaign, and campaigns in the future.

She hasn't shied away from getting directly involved where appropriate and has helped to ensure RMIT professional staff experiencing hardship have had access to financial support.

On a personal note, I greatly appreciate Ruth's honesty, integrity and commitment to all professional staff, myself very much included in that - as she has supported me immensely in my own journey to becoming an activist for our union, I would not be in the position I am to advocate and fight for professional, and all staff were it not for her.