Sentences with phrase «won leadership of the union»

Not exact matches

He went on to graduate at the top of his class with first class honours in Politics and Modern History at Manchester University, winning the Robert McKenzie Prize for political science, his first book contract and election to the (sabbatical) leadership of the students» union, Labour Students» National Committee and NUS National Council.

(Although since then Scottish Labour has again left the field with Kezia Dugdale quitting the leadership for love triggering a leadership battle between Richard Leonard and Anas Sarwar that's increasingly unseemly even though left wing Leonard has already all but won thanks to the now normal Labour practise of signing up lots of union members on the cheap.)

Alan Milburn and Margaret Hodge both call for the party to deprieve the unions of a say in the leadership election, without whom, of course, Miliband would not have won.

If Benn had won the deputy leadership in 1981, there would have been a mass of defections to the SDP from MPs, including shadow ministers, and councillors, and several unions.

An infrastructure of union shop stewards, academics, the «peace movement», union - financed research and constituency activists which had sustained Labour's left in the early 1980s — and almost won the deputy leadership for Tony Benn — had all but disappeared over the following decades.

«Republicans also stand to benefit if Mr. Perez wins the recount because his leadership of the Assembly and public union support make him a ripe target,» the Wall Street Journal's Allysia Finley wrote.

The top line is that despite recent declarations of support from a number of leading unions for Ed Miliband, his brother David is still poised to win the Labour leadership - with Ed Balls trailing in fifth place:

Mr Miliband sought to shake off the tabloids» «Red Ed» tag in his leader's speech to the party conference in Manchester after winning the Labour leadership off the back of substantial support from Britain's unions.

Ed Balls confirmed today that he was «fighting to win» the Labour leadership contest, as his campaign suffered a major blow when he failed to secure the backing of the Unite union.

Speculation about his leadership bid came after he failed to win the backing of the Unite union, which gave its endorsement to Ed Miliband.

Mr Miliband won the last leadership election largely thanks to support from unions, but Mr McCluskey said he suspected only 10 % of its one million members affiliated to Labour would opt to stay in if asked now.

The early years of NEA - AFT competition brought thousands of districts under union control, with the NEA winning the lion's share and maintaining its position of leadership - but now as a union rather than a professional association.

We're in a period of profound change in teacher - union leadership, with more combative leaders in ascendance, But what the unions really need are leaders able to craft winning platforms with a new orientation.

School leaders face a landmark decision that will shape the future direction of their union as either a professional association or campaigning force after a headteacher won the right to challenge the leadership favourite.