Jack Dromey (born 21 September 1948) is a British trade unionist, Deputy General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union and Treasurer Labour Party September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Transport and General Workers Union, also known as the TGWU and the T&G, is one of the largest general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland - where it is known as the Amalgamated TGWU - with 900,000 members (and was once the largest trade union in the... In many governments, a treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury. ... The Labour Party has historically been the principal left wing political party of the United Kingdom since its formation in the early 20th century (see British politics). ...

Dromey was elected Deputy General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, having lost the 2003 election for General Secretary to Tony Woodley by a wide margin. Dromey is active in the Labour Party, serving on its National Executive Committee. He is married to Labour minister Harriet Harman. The term General Secretary (alternatively First Secretary) denotes a leader of various unions, parties or associations. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tony Woodley (born 2 January 1948) is a British Trade Union leader who came to prominence in June 2003 when he was elected to succeed Bill Morris as General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union (T&G). ... The National Executive Committee or NEC is the chief administrative body of the Labour Party. ... The Right Honourable Harriet Ruth Harman QC (born July 30, 1950, London) is a British barrister and Labour politician. ...

Dromey first came to public prominence for his involvement in the strike at the Grunwick film processing laboratory in the mid-1970s. The mostly female Asian workforce at Grunwick went on strike to demand that company boss George Ward recognise their union; instead, Ward dismissed the strikers, leading to a year long confrontation involving mass picketing and some violence. The strike was unsuccessful and ended without any concession at all from Grunwick. The Grunwick dispute over trade union recognition at the Grunwick Film Processing Laboratories in North London was a controversial period in the late 1970s. ...

On 15 March 2006, in the so-called Cash for peerages scandal, Dromey spoke of not being aware, despite being party treasurer, of £3.5 million worth of loans made to the Labour Party in 2005 by three individuals who were subsequently nominated for Life peerages (Chai Patel, Sir David Garrard and Barry Townsley). He stated that he would launch an internal inquiry, expected to report on Tuesday 21 March, and had asked the Electoral Commission to investigate the matter.[1] March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cash for peerages describes a political scandal which involved the British Labour Party in March 2006. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the United Kingdom, Life Peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as hereditary peers). ... A former National Health Service doctor, Patel is now a healthcare tycoon through his company Westminster Health Care. ... David Garrard (born in 1939) is a retired British property developer. ... Barry Stephen Townsley CBE (born October 14, 1946) is a British stockbroker and one of the British Friends of the Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... The Electoral Commission is a non-ministerial government department with powers in the United Kingdom, which was created by an Act of Parliament, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (2000 c. ...