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Michael Leahy (trade Unionist)
Michael James Leahy OBE (born 7 January 1949) was the General Secretary of the British Trade Union Community. Leahy was General Secretary of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC) from 1999 until it merged with the National Union of Knitwear, Footwear & Apparel Trades (KFAT) in 2004 to form Community. He served as General Secretary until 2013. Early life Leahy was born in Pontypool, Wales, in 1949. He attended Twmpath Secondary Modern School. Michael joined the ISTC in 1965 upon starting work as a Chargehand at Panteg Steel Works, where he was employed from 1965 to 1977. He is married with two children. Union career Leahy was employed as an organiser from 1977 to 1986, then as a senior organiser from 1986 to 1992. He was elected Assistant General Secretary of ISTC in 1993 and General Secretary in 1999. Leahy was President of the iron, steel and nonferrous metals sector of the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) and sat on the executive of European Metalworke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Rickhuss
Royston Rickhuss (born August 1960) is a British trade union leader. Born in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, Rickhuss attended Coppice High School. In 1979, Rickhuss began working in the Monmore Tubes rolling mill, and joined the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC).Community,Our leaders - Roy Rickhuss Rickhuss soon became the health and safety officer for his union branch. In 1993, he began working full-time for the union, serving as a regional officer for South Wales and the South West of England and later, for the Midlands and North West. In 2004, he was appointed as the union's Assistant General Secretary, but later that year it merged into Community, and he became the new union's National Officer. In 2013, Rickhuss was elected as the general secretary of Community. He also serves on the General Council of the Trades Union Congress, and the executives of the General Federation of Trade Unions and the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions. He was appoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presidents Of The General Federation Of Trade Unions (UK)
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Members Of The General Council Of The Trades Union Congress
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1949 Births
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Pontypool
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British Trade Union Leaders
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General Secretaries Of The Iron And Steel Trades Confederation
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Living People
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Paul Kenny
Sir Paul Stephen Kenny (born 31 October 1949) is a British former trade union leader. He served as General Secretary of the GMB Union, GMB, Britain's third biggest union. Early life Kenny left school at 15 and went to work for Fuller's Brewery, Fuller, Smith & Turner's Brewery. He went to Latimer Foundation School in Hammersmith, which was closed; he was transferred to St Marks School at Bishops Park in Fulham. His first job in local government was for London Borough of Hammersmith as the park keeper of Brook Green, along with its tennis courts. Trade unions Kenny became a full-time GMB official in December 1979. In 1991 he became the Regional Secretary of the GMB London Region. GMB leadership Kenny had been defeated by Kevin Curran (trade unionist), Kevin Curran in the 2003 GMB General Secretary Election to replace John Edmonds (trade unionist), John Edmonds. However, he was appointed Acting General Secretary on 24 March 2005 following Curran's resignation after alleged Elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dougie Rooney
Dougie Rooney (born 12 October 1947) is a former Scottish trade unionist. Born in Edinburgh, Rooney attended Tynecastle Secondary School, then undertook an apprenticeship as a fitter with Ferranti. He completed this in 1970 and immediately became a shop steward with the Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU), progressing to become a Senior Shop Steward in 1974, then a full-time Divisional Organiser for the union in 1985,Rooney, Dougie , '''' with responsibility for the East of Scotland., [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Brookman
David Keith Brookman, Baron Brookman (born 3 January 1937) is a British steel worker and trade unionist. The son of George Henry Brookman and Blodwin Nash, he was educated at Nantyglo Grammar School in Monmouthshire. Brookman worked as steel worker for Richard Thomas and Baldwins in Ebbw Vale from 1953 until 1955, when he began his service in the Royal Air Force. In 1957, he returned to his job and performed it to 1973. For the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation, he was divisional organiser from 1973 to 1985, assistant general secretary from 1985 to 1993 and eventually general secretary from 1993 to 1999. Since 1993, he is a board member of British Steel plc and UK Steel Enterprise. From 1976 to 1982, Brookman was member of the TUC Educational Advisory Committee for Wales and from 1992 to 1999, of the Trades Union Congress. He was also member of the European Coal and Steel Committee from 1992 to 2002 and of the International Metalworkers' Federation. Between 1992 and 1999, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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