Career
Short was the national secretary of the Federated Ironworkers" Association (FIA), now part of the Australian Workers" Union, from 1951 to 1982.
Short was the national secretary of the Federated Ironworkers" Association (FIA), now part of the Australian Workers" Union, from 1951 to 1982.
He at first supported the idea of communism in Australia, but then rejected communism and then was an important anti-communist union leader.