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NASUWT
The National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) is a TUC- and ICTU-affiliated trade union representing teachers, including headteachers, throughout the United Kingdom. The early years 1919–1976; breakaway and the formation of a new union The origins of the NASUWT can be traced back to the formation of the National Association of Men Teachers (NAMT) in 1919, which formed as a group within the National Union of Teachers (NUT) to promote the interests of male teachers. The formation of the NAMT was in response to an NUT referendum the same year, approving the principle of equal pay for women. The NAMT continued its campaign to further the interests of male teachers, changing its name in 1920 to the National Association of Schoolmasters (NAS). In 1922 the NAS broke away from the NUT and established its own organisation. The secession came about indirectly following a decision at the NAS Conference that year, to prohibit NAS members from continuing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel De Gruchy
Nigel Ronald Anthony de Gruchy (born 28 January 1943) is a British former trade union official. Career De Gruchy attended De La Salle College on Jersey, then the University of Reading, where he graduated with a BA in economics and history. After a few years teaching English in Spain and France, during which time he received qualifications in French from the University of Paris and the Alliance Française, he completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at the University of London. He became a teacher at St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath in London, rising to become its head of economics, and also joined the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT), first being elected to its national executive in 1975.de Gruchy, Nigel Ronald Anthony , '' |
Patrick Roach (trade Unionist)
Patrick Roach (born 1965) is a British trade unionist. Roach was born in Walsall to parents who had immigrated from Jamaica. He hoped to become a schoolteacher but did not secure the grades to attend university, so went to Matthew Boulton College. Obtaining higher grades, he was able to study education at the University of Leicester, before becoming a teacher in colleges of further education. He completed a doctorate in sociology at the University of Warwick, then became a university lecturer in social policy. In 1998, Roach began working for the NASUWT union, which represents schoolteachers, then in 2010 became the union's deputy general secretary. From 2017, he also served on the General Council of the Trades Union Congress The General Council of the Trades Union Congress is an elected body which is responsible for carrying out the policies agreed at the annual British Trades Union Congresses (TUC). Organisation The council has 56 members, all of whom must be proposed ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Smithies
Frederick Albert Smithies (12 May 1929 – 24 September 2018) was a British trade unionist. Born in Lancashire, Smithies was educated at St Mary's College, Blackburn and St Mary's College, Twickenham, qualifying as a teacher. He taught in Accrington until 1960, then moved to Northampton, where he taught at St Mary's High School. He also joined the National Association of Schoolmasters and was elected to its National Executive in 1966, remaining on the body after a merger formed the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT).Smithies, Frederick Albert , '''' In 1976, Smithies was elected as vice-president of NASUWT, then, later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Keates
Christine Mary Keates (born 10 October 1951) is a British trade unionist. Early life Keates grew up in Stoke-on-Trent and attended Thistley Hough Girls' School, a girls' grammar school now called Thistley Hough Academy, before studying Archaeology and History at the University of Leicester, then completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at the University of Birmingham.Chris Keates: the gentle face of trade unionism , '''', 12 April 2006 Career From 1974 until 1998, she worked as a teacher in |
National Association Of Schoolmasters
The National Association of Schoolmasters (NAS) was a trade union representing male schoolteachers in the United Kingdom. History The origins of the NAS can be traced back to the formation of the National Association of Men Teachers (NAMT) in 1919. The Association was formed as a group within the National Union of Teachers (NUT) to promote the interests of male teachers. The group existed alongside others within the NUT such as the National Federation of Class Teachers, the National Association of Head Teachers and the National Federation of Women Teachers (later to become the National Union of Women Teachers). The formation of the NAMT was in response to an NUT referendum the same year, approving the principle of equal pay. This major change in salary policy had been achieved whilst many male teachers were away serving in the army during the First World War. A subsequent three-year campaign by the NAMT to further the interests of male teachers in the NUT saw its name changed in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eamonn O'Kane (trade Unionist)
Eamonn Rory O'Kane (21 August 1945 – 22 May 2004) was a Northern Irish trade unionist. Born in Belfast to a Catholic family, O'Kane studied at St Malachy's College and Queen's University, Belfast. Nigel de Gruchy,Eamonn O'Kane, ''The Guardian'', 24 May 2004 He spent a short time at Cardiff University, where he got to know Neil Kinnock,"Eamonn O'Kane", ''Northern Star'', vol.18 (2004), p.12 before returning to Belfast at the start of The Troubles to become a teacher at St Patrick's College, Belfast. O'Kane joined the Northern Ireland Labour Party (NILP) in Newtownabbey, and was briefly also active in People's Democracy. By the early 1970s, he was prominent in the "Workers' Association for the Democratic Settlement of the National Conflict in Ireland", a group linked to the British and Irish Communist Organisation, which was influential in the Newtownabbey NILP. In 1972, he was one of nine Workers' Association members who chained themselves to radiators at the Depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Casey (trade Unionist)
Terence Anthony Casey (6 September 1920 – 18 March 1987) was a British trade union leader. Casey was educated at Holy Cross School in Ramsgate, then qualified as a teacher at Camden College.Casey, Terency Anthony , '''' During , he served with the Royal Army Education Corps as a teacher. From 1946, he worked at state schools in London, and he joined the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Congress Of Trade Unions
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (often abbreviated to just Congress or ICTU), formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trades Union Congress (founded in 1894) and the Congress of Irish Unions (founded in 1945), is a national trade union centre, the umbrella organization, umbrella organisation to which trade unions in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland affiliate. Influence There are currently 55 trade unions with membership of Congress, representing about 600,000 members in the Republic of Ireland. Trade union members represent 35.1% of the Republic's workforce. This is a significant decline since the 55.3% recorded in 1980 and the 38.5% reported in 2003. In the Republic, roughly 50% of union members are in the public sector. The ICTU represents trade unions in negotiations with employers and the government with regard to pay and working conditions Structure The supreme policy-making body of Congress is the Biennial Delegate Conference, to which affiliated unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Union Of Teachers
The National Union of Teachers (NUT; ) was a trade union for school teachers in Education in England, England, Education in Wales, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. It was a member of the Trades Union Congress. In March 2017, NUT members endorsed a proposed merger with the Association of Teachers and Lecturers to form a new union known as the National Education Union, which came into existence on 1 September 2017. The union recruited only Qualified Teacher Status, qualified teachers and those training to be qualified teachers into membership and on dissolution had almost 400,000 members, making it the largest teachers' union in the UK, United Kingdom. Campaigns The NUT campaigned on educational issues and working conditions for its members. Among the NUT's policies in 2017 were: * Fair pay for teachers * Work-life balance for teachers * Against academy (England), academies * Abolition of National Curriculum Tests (SATs) * One union for all teachers The NUT offe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Trades Union Congress
The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is the national trade union centre in Scotland. With 40 affiliated unions as of 2020, the STUC represents over 540,000 trade unionists. The STUC is a separate organisation from the English and Welsh Trades Union Congress (TUC), having been established in 1897 as a result of a political dispute with the TUC regarding political representation for the Labour Party (UK)#Early years (1906–1923), Labour movement. The current General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress is Rozanne Foyer. Administrative history The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) is a completely independent and autonomous trade union centre for Scotland. It is not a Scottish regional organisation of the Trades Union Congress (TUC). It was established in 1897 largely as a result of a political dispute with the TUC regarding political representation for the Labour movement. A number of meetings were held by the various Scottish trades councils to discuss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robin Hood Tax
The Robin Hood tax is a package of financial transaction taxes (FTT) proposed by a campaigning group of civil society non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Campaigners have suggested the tax could be implemented globally, regionally, or unilaterally by individual nations. Conceptually similar to the Tobin tax (which was proposed for foreign currency exchange only), it would affect a wider range of asset classes including the purchase and sale of bonds, commodities, mutual funds, stocks, unit-trusts, and derivatives such as futures contract, futures and Option (finance), options. A United-Kingdom-based global campaign for the Robin Hood tax was launched on 10 February 2010 and is being run by a coalition of over 50 charities and organisations, including Christian Aid, Comic Relief and UNICEF. The UK government published a response favouring instead bank levies and a financial activities tax, citing the International Monetary Fund's report to the June 2010 G20 meeting, "A Fai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
