Tony Woodley
Tony Woodley
Anthony Woodleyis a British trade unionist who was the Joint-General Secretary of Unite, a union formed through the merger of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers' Union, from 2007 to 2011. Despite stepping down as Joint-General Secretary, he remained as the Head of Organising for Unite until December 2013 and is still a consultant to the union. He was previously the General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers unionfrom 2004 to 2007...
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth2 January 1948
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Our teams on the barge are devastated. We knew it was a race against time. We tried everything we could.
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Part of this windfall should be handed back to the public through a one-off tax to help ease the pensions crisis.
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The animal suddenly deteriorated and it had convulsions and died. This is the kind of thing that can happen with these animals. It is a dreadful shame.
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Five weeks ago you were unfairly sacked by a ruthless, union-busting employer, but I can assure you that the battle goes on.
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There's no sense competing for existing union members - we have to ask the question, why has union membership dropped to seven million from 11 million in this country.
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The vets on board were initially cautiously optimistic that it was healthy and could be released. But that has been replaced by pessimism as its condition deteriorates rapidly.
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The vet said there were injuries to the top of its head and it was clearly swimming in a disorientated manner. There was also a tremor in it's tail, like a spasm, which indicated its health is compromised.
That post-mortem will go on for most of today.
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The whale is in an alien environment for its species. It is obviously distressed and tired and we must warn that there may not be a happy ending to this unfolding saga.
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This plan offers a future worth fighting for.
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This is the situation where we can use the skills, the training and the equipment that we have. We will be guided in the long-term by the vet's opinion of the whale.
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The most critical part of the operation seems to have been passed smoothly.