Sentences with phrase «joint general secretary»

Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of Unite, said Hoon and Hewitt's «divisive and damaging suggestion» was the «last thing the party or the country need at this moment».

Unite joint general secretary Tony Woodley said on June 27th that BA had paid the price for choosing «conflict over consensus».

Current general secretaries of both the ATL and NUT — Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney - will continue in place as joint general secretaries of the National Education Union until 2023.

Unite joint general secretary Derek Simpson has also condemned the «spivs and the speculators» in business and said if the government could find money to bail - out the financial sector, it could «find the money to modernise this important public service».

As voting begins today (1 September 2010) for Labour leader, Tony Woodley, Unite's joint general secretary urges voters to move on from New Labour to reconnect with working people and take on the ConDems.

Tony Woodley, Unite the union joint general secretary, said the Chancellor had gone some way to tackling the issues of fuel poverty but he had missed an opportunity to levy a windfall tax on the excess energy company profits.

Responding to an interview appearing in today's (11th September 2009) Daily Mirror, Derek Simpson, Unite's joint general secretary wishes to clarify that Gordon Brown has his full support and that Mr Brown is the only choice for leading the party to the next election.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary at the National Education Union, said: «This study finds sexism is an issue affecting every school and college.

We will have joint general secretaries until 2023.

Joint General Secretary Kevin Courtney has written a letter to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, the Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, urging action in the case of 16 - year - old Palestinian Ahed Tamimi.

She also warned that her union would take action if workload concerns are not addressed, repeating a warning given by Kevin Courtney, her fellow joint general secretary, when he addressed the conference yesterday.

Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of Unite, is calling for the Government to defend unions from racists: «Without amendment to protect unions and their members, this Bill will send a big signal to the BNP and other merchants of hate that they have a place in our movement.

Unite's joint general secretary Tony Woodley was even more effusive, welcoming his decision to come out against many of New Labour's policies «at long last».

Kevin Courtney was the only candidate nominated and has been elected unopposed as Joint General Secretary — NUT Section.

Unite's joint general secretary, Derek Simpson, said: «These revelations expose the rot that exists in the construction business.

Derek Simpson, Unite's joint general secretary has today spoken out in support of Michael Martin, speaker of the House of Commons and accuses the Tories of a witchhunt based on snobbery.

«As you know Labour are now in formal talks with the Liberal Democrats to see if we can agree a stable government to secure the economic recovery and change our politics,» the letter, signed by the joint general secretaries Tony Woodley and Derek Simpson, said.

«He understands the Labour Party needs to change and he is the best candidate to reconnect Labour with the concerns of ordinary working people,» Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley, Unite's joint general secretaries, say in the leaflet.

Unite's, joint general secretary, Tony Woodley said: «No matter what Tony Blair says in his book, Britain lost faith in New Labour.

PRESS BRIEFING EMPLOYMENT BILL - KEY COMMONS» STAGES 11 am, Tuesday, 4th November Committee Room 11, House of Commons Speakers include Jon Cruddas MP; Tony Lloyd MP; Tony Woodley, joint general secretary, Unite; and Nick Lowles, Director, Searchlight

Speakers: Derek Simpson, Joint General Secretary, Unite Tony Woodley, Joint General Secretary, Unite Peter Mandelson, First Secretary of State (invited) Rhodri Morgan AM, First Minister for Wales Lindsay Hoyle MP Plus workers fighting to defend their jobs

Today's draft Queen's Speech shows that the Government is listening and responding to the concerns of working people, said Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of Unite, the UK's biggest general union.

Tax cuts for ordinary families should be funded through a windfall tax on oil companies, Derek Simpson, the joint general secretary of Unite said today.

So let's see the «revolutionary rhetoric» of those three: «He understands the Labour Party needs to change and he is the best candidate to reconnect Labour with the concerns of ordinary working people,» Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley, Unite's joint general secretaries, say in the leaflet.

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Speaking at the vigil, Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of Unite will say: «Five men have spent over a decade in jail for defending their country against terrorism and everyday their families must serve cruel sentences of separation too.

Unite joint general secretary, Derek Simpson, said: «This case represents a travesty of justice by the US government.

Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of Unite, said that government must also learn the wider lessons from this case: «When faced with further evidence of the routine abuse of agency workers, and the growing clamour for action on agency abuse, Ministers have no business ruling out legislation on equal treatment for agency workers.

Yet on the eve of what is almost certain to be Brown's final conference season as Prime Minister, the Unite joint general secretary can not summon up a ringing endorsement.

In an outspoken interview with The Observer on the eve of the Trades Union Congress, Derek Simpson, joint general secretary of Unite, the union with the biggest group of Labour MPs at Westminster, accused Miliband, in a stream of swearwords, of being «smug» and «arrogant».

The joint general secretaries of Unite, Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley, pledged that the new union will pour resources into organising non-union members across Britain and Ireland, particularly in sectors with younger workers, and will seek mergers abroad to build a truly global trade union.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said: «In the aftermath of the appalling fire at Grenfell Tower, attention has rightly focused on others who could be at risk, including children and school staff.

Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), said: «Support staff are feeling the brunt of school cuts as schools struggle to make ends meet.

Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said: «The findings make for challenging reading.

Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said: «All education staff must be allowed a healthy work - life balance and be given the time to switch - off after a working day or week.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said: «The government has created chaos on teachers» pay which is contributing to the crisis in recruiting and retaining teachers.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the NEU said: «The level of child poverty teachers and school staff are witnessing on a daily basis is having a dreadful effect on the life chances and education of far too many children and young people.

Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), said: «It is appalling that so many children with special needs are not getting school places and are not getting the help they need.

Meanwhile, Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney, joint general secretaries of the National Education Union, called for Mr Hinds to engage with them and the teaching profession, and added: «Most crucially we hope he champions the need for extra funding for education and is able to get more money for education from the Treasury.»

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the NEU, said: «The National Education Union welcomes the government's commitment to introduce statutory Relationships and Sex Education in every school.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said: «Our children and young people, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, are being short - changed by the Government.

Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), said: «Because the government has given no indication of how many young people it expects to take T levels, it is impossible to know whether sufficient work placements are likely to be available.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, has since warned that the firm's collapse would put a strain on schools.

Dr Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said: «Young people need relationships and sex education that is fit for the world they live in in the 21st century.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said: «The National Education Union believes that the damaging cuts to teachers» pay must be reversed.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the NEU teaching union, said: «The grammar school corpse has climbed out of its coffin once again despite evidence of the damage that selective education causes.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said: «The government statistics illustrate the gender pay gap in teaching.