Errol Raymond Hodder (born 4 September 1938), former Queensland branch secretary of the Australian Workers' Union (1982-1988),[1] general secretary of the Australian Workers' Union (1987-1991)[2] and retired Commissioner of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (1991-2003)[3] and of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission (1997-2003).
He led the rebuilding of the AWU's influence within the Labor Party, allying with the Socialist Left faction in 1985 and taking control of the Queensland Branch from the "Old Guard" in 1987.
This contributed directly to Wayne Goss's political successful state election campaign in December 1989.
[6] In 1988 Hodder was appointed General Secretary of the AWU.
Hodder was elected Junior ACTU Vice-President in 1989.