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Sarah Woolley (born 1987) is a British trade union leader, the first ever woman to lead the
Bakers, Food and Allied Workers' Union The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers' Union (BFAWU) is a trade union in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1847 in Manchester, it represents workers in the food industry. History The union dates its origin to 1847. The Manchester Friendly Associati ...
(BFAWU). Woolley joined BFAWU while working part-time at a
Bakers Oven Bakers Oven was a British bakery chain. In May 1994, it was acquired by Greggs; in December 2008, the shops of Bakers Oven were renamed as Greggs. History Bakers Oven was founded by Allied Bakeries An alliance is a relationship among p ...
shop. She became full-time, and later a shop manager, while Bakers Oven became part of
Greggs Greggs plc is a British bakery chain. It specialises in savoury products such as bakes, sausage rolls, sandwiches and sweet items including doughnuts and vanilla slices. It is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is listed on ...
. Following the merger, Woolley met the branch secretary and became active, firstly as a
shop steward A union representative, union steward, or shop steward is an employee of an organization or company who represents and defends the interests of their fellow employees as a labor union member and official. Rank-and-file members of the union hold ...
, and was later elected onto its national executive committee, then became a full time official. She also sits on the executive and finance and general purposes committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions. Woolley was elected as leader of the union in 2019, and took up the post on 1 May 2020. In the
2020 Labour Party leadership election Labour Party leadership elections were held in the following countries in 2020: *2020 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland) *2020 Labour Party leadership election (UK) **2020 Labour Party deputy leadership election *2020 Scottish Labour deputy ...
, Woolley supported
Rebecca Long-Bailey Rebecca Roseanne Long-Bailey (' Long; born 22 September 1979), is a British politician and former solicitor serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Salford and Eccles since 2015. A member of the Labour Party, Long-Bailey served in the Shado ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Woolley, Sarah 1987 births Living people General secretaries of British trade unions