Steve Sibbald
Joined the PCC as a Trustee in early 2005 following the retirement of former Trustee, Chris Harding, National Officer. Steve is currently employed as National Officer of Unite, the largest trade union in the UK, and the National Officer responsible for National & Provincial Newspapers covering Great Britain and a number of other commercial print groups throughout the UK.
He also has specific responsibility for BPIF National Agreement and the Scottish Print Employers’ Federation National Agreement.
He has a number of roles on a European and International basis within Uni-Network International, one of the global Trade Union Federations to which Unite is affiliated.
Started in the industry as an apprentice hot metal compositor at the age of 16, in 1971, at WS Cowells of Ipswich and, after being made redundant on two occasions, eventually went to work at Cambridge University Press. Was elected as the Imperial Father of the Chapel in 1979 and elected Assistant Branch Secretary of the Mid-Anglia Branch of the NGA in 1980. He has been regional officer of the Anglia Branch and East of England Branch of the GPMU and was appointed National Officer of the GPMU in October 2005.
Other interests - he is an avid student of the French language and has studied to Diploma level and is quite fluent, which is extremely useful for international duties and responsibilities at various international conferences, seminars and European Works Council meetings. He has also been a competitive swimming coach for approaching 30 years which, as yet, does not appear to have had any practical application in his duties as a Union official or as a Trustee.