Topic: Tony Woodley
Quotes
I am now appealing to the BA chairman and sensible members of the board to use their influence, put passengers first and return to the negotiating table for the good of everyone
Union wants to resume talks with BA Mar 21, 2010
We were not expecting the other dolphin at all. To meet up so quickly is quite remarkable
Jockstrip: The world as we know it Feb 01, 2006
We were not expecting the other dolphin at all. To meet up so quickly is quite remarkable
'Fairytale' rescue for Marra the dolphin Jan 31, 2006
The vet said there were injuries to the top of its head and it was clearly swimming in a disorientated manner
Whale in River Thames spotted upstream Jan 20, 2006
This Cabinet of millionaires is out of touch with the rising cost of living, frozen wages and the terror ordinary people have that their jobs will disappear as they're sacrificed to fulfill this government's goal of a low-wage, broken, state-privatized Britain
British PM's adviser apologizes for words Nov 19, 2010
Anthony Woodley (born 2 January 1948) is a British trade unionist who is the Joint-General Secretary of the Unite union which was formed through the merger of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers Union in 2007.
Born in Wallasey, he was educated at a secondary modern school on the Wirral; at the age of 15, he was taken on by the Ocean Steam Ship Company, working as a steward for four years. In 1967, he started working for Vauxhall Motors at Ellesmere Port (Hooton Park), where he joined the TGWU.
In 1980, he was elected a union convenor; his father George had also been a union convenor at the plant for the National Union of Vehicle Builders. He was appointed as a full-time district official of the TGWU in 1989, later becoming National Officer of the Vehicle Building and Automotive Group, and was elected as TGWU Deputy General Secretary in 2002.
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