Wallace, Paddy Donnelly, Dave Kerin, George Despard and Malcolm McDonald. Early in 2014 he wrote the book entitled : 'There is corruption...and there is...CORRUPTION - An exposé of turning a blind eye to corporate bribery, fraud and greed in Australia', published by the ETU Vic Branch. In July 2014 Brian Boyd went on Long Service Leave and formerly retired from The Victorian Trades Hall Council in November of that year. He stayed on a couple of workers industry fund boards on behalf of his union the CFMEU. From 2015 onwards Brian Boyd became a part-time freelance writer on industrial, political and social issues, continuing on particularly as a co-editor of the Victorian building industry's quarterly magazine ON SITE. In 2017 he took a particular interest in the viability, effectiveness and fairness of the 30 year old industry superannuation scheme set up by the Hawke/Keating governments progressively between 1983 and 1992. A progressive newspaper the Green Left Weekly published a two part critical analysis of the issue-July 11 and July 18, 2017. In June 2018 The Victorian Branch of the Electrical Trades Union, led by Troy Gray, published a more comprehensive book on the industry superannuation issue by Brian Boyd, entitled" "DONT FORGET SUPER" (see details below). Personal background Brian Boyd was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 17 July 1951. He immigrated to Australia in 1956 with his father (Thomas Boyd), his mother (Sarah "Sadie" Boyd née Toan), his brother Leonard "Lenny" and sister Lynne. His youngest brother David was born in Australia. Brian grew up in the industrial Latrobe Valley, specifically Morwell where he graduated from Morwell High School in 1969. From 1970 to 1976 he tried various tertiary institutions before graduating from La Trobe University with a BA Dip Ed. Between 1979 and 1991 he was married to fellow trade unionist Mary Bluett, having 3 children: Tiffany b 1981 (dec), Nicole b 1983, Rory b 1985. In 2010 (5/6) he married longtime partner Christine Thomas. In Dec 2010 IR academic Gordon McCaskie, overseen by Swinburne University professor Dr Peter Love, successfully completed a master's degree based on a biographical thesis on Brian Boyd's industrial and political life. By Dec 2012 this thesis was published as:"Brian Boyd-A biography of a trade unionist"by Gordon McCaskie,.Price 68 euros.Published by Lambert Academic Press (go to Google of L.A.P. then Title, then project Number 66228, then ISBN for ordering). Boyd became world-renowned when