 He has been a
member of the Australian Council of Trade Unions(ACTU) Executive since 2005.On 2 May 2013 Brian Boyd was re elected for the third time as VTHC Secretary.He said at the time he was looking forward to campaigning against Tony Abbott in the lead up to the next federal election due on the 14/9/13.In 2013 he wrote the introduction to the review booklet entitled