Tony Woodley

Tony Woodley: Trade unions need powers to exclude fascists

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008

Tony Woodley: Amendments to the employment bill are vital in empowering trade unions to keep fascists out of their ranks

Tony Woodley, a General Secretary of Unite, speaks out against racism in trade unions

ENGAGE - Forum (Free subscription) | 11/03/2008

Tony Woodley in favour of an amendment to the employment bill coming before Parliament tomorrow:"This amendment is vital if unions are to be able to exclude British National Party activists and other active racists from membership. As the economy slides into recession, experience teaches us that racists will most likely step up their activities and try and blame social problems on migrants or black...

Tuesday lunchtime linkage - landlords show a leg

theRatandMouse (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008

Met to buy their own home [PropertyWeek.com] New property show to Channel 4 [4homes blog] Another bank down the drain [Times] In NY: landlords show a leg [Curbed] Tony Woodley, likes his home comforts [Daily Mail] The only entirely...

Union chief 'demanded £100,000' to leave grace-and-favour London flat

Daily Mail News (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008

Union chief 'demanded £100,000' to leave grace-and-favour London flatBy Last updated at 11:54 PM on 30th November 2008The leader of Britain's biggest union demanded almost £100,000 compensation to move out of his grace-and-favour home, it was claimed yesterday. Tony Woodley, the £76,000-a-year joint general secretary of Unite, pays just £200 a month for the two-bedroom apartment near...

Tesco faces worker protests

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008

... that workers in the supply chain were experiencing "harsh and divisive" conditions. Joint leader Tony Woodley said: "We believe that Tesco's procurement practices are creating divisions between migrant and indigenous workers across Britain and Ireland." RELATED ITEMSThe union said it was pressing the retailer to sign a "minimum standards agreement" which it maintained would improve...

Union's plan to kick-start economy

Daily Star (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008

... economy out of the hands of the super rich and puts it back under democratic control."Joint leader Tony Woodley added: "Millions of families are facing a winter of economic fear, haunted by the triple danger of redundancy, repossession and rising prices. This is the government's chance to maintain the momentum of the last month by using its control of the banking system, driven to...

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Union's plan to kick-start economy

Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008

... out of the hands of the super rich and puts it back under democratic control." Joint leader Tony Woodley added: "Millions of families are facing a winter of economic fear, haunted by the triple danger of redundancy, repossession and rising prices. This is the government's chance to maintain the momentum of the last month by using its control of the banking system, driven to bankruptcy...

Carry On Up The Union!

RssDaily (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008

Tony Woodley looked straight at the camera and, with a straight face, told Sky News presenter Lorna Dunkley: "There is no discord at Unite." Hearing that, I suspect trade unionists all over the land will have guffawed with laughter, after the latest episode of "Carry On Up The Union" was revealed in The Times . The "enmity" between Woodley and Derek Simpson has "plumbed new depths",...

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Carry On Up The Union!

Boulton (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008

Tony Woodley looked straight at the camera and, with a straight face, told Sky News presenter Lorna Dunkley: "There is no discord at Unite." Hearing that, I suspect trade unionists all over the land will have guffawed with laughter, after the latest episode of "Carry On Up The Union" was revealed in The Times . The "enmity" between Woodley and Derek Simpson has "plumbed new depths",...

JCB And Leyland Make Redundancies

Sky News (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008

... and we will release a further statement in the morning."Speaking about the Leyland announcement, Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of Unite, said: "This is a dreadful blow for these workers and their families."It is yet another worrying sign that recession has UK manufacturing in its grip."The Government, as a stakeholder in the banks, must now move without delay to provide £13bn...

Call for energy market overhaul

Daily Star (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008

Unite said there should be an urgent intervention, including a windfall tax and tough regulatory action, to prevent the "continued exploitation" of millions of fuel consumers.In a submission to a review of the energy market by regulator Ofgem, Unite said price capping and price cuts should be put in place to stop household bills increasing any further.Joint leader Tony Woodley said: "To...

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Call for energy market overhaul

Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008

... and price cuts should be put in place to stop household bills increasing any further.Joint leader Tony Woodley said: "To have ordinary people wrestle with whether to heat their homes or feed their families is inhumane, not to mention a shocking indictment of both the world's fourth richest economy and the regulator's failure to put consumers before greedy companies."Galloping price...

Call for energy market overhaul

Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - UK & world news (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008

... and price cuts should be put in place to stop household bills increasing any further.Joint leader Tony Woodley said: "To have ordinary people wrestle with whether to heat their homes or feed their families is inhumane, not to mention a shocking indictment of both the world's fourth richest economy and the regulator's failure to put consumers before greedy companies."Galloping price...

Call for energy market overhaul

icWales (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008

... and price cuts should be put in place to stop household bills increasing any further.Joint leader Tony Woodley said: "To have ordinary people wrestle with whether to heat their homes or feed their families is inhumane, not to mention a shocking indictment of both the world's fourth richest economy and the regulator's failure to put consumers before greedy companies."Galloping price...

Unemployment reaches 11-year high

BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008

Unite joint leader, Tony Woodley, said: "A triple spectre is haunting our people this winter - redundancy, as the credit crunch spreads, rising prices, and repossession, as people are forced to hand their homes back to the banks."