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 world). It was founded in 1922, and its current general secretary is Tony Woodley. A general union is a trade union (labor union in U.S. English) which represents workers from all industries and companies, rather than just one organisation or a particular sector, as in a craft union or industrial union. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a group of workers who act collectively to address common issues. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... the term General Secretary (alternatively First Secretary) denotes a leader of various unions, parties or associations. ... 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). ...

Campaigning

On May 25, 2005, the TGWU called the Government's plans for a British national identity card 'an enormous, costly and unnecessary diversion' despite their General Secretary and other representatives supporting its inclusion in the Labour Party's 2005 manifesto. May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... After many years of discussion through successive governments, in 2003 then British Home Secretary David Blunkett announced that the government intends to introduce a British national identity card linked to a national identity database, the National Identity Register, which will track all residents of the UK throughout their lives. ... The Labour Party is a a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... A manifesto is a public declaration of principles and intentions, often political in nature. ...

General Secretaries

• Ernest Bevin, 1922-1945
• Arthur Deakin (acting), 1940-1945
• Arthur Deakin, 1945-1955
• Jock Tiffin, 1955
• Frank Cousins, 1956-1969
• Harry Nicholas (acting), 1964-1966
• Jack Jones, 1969-1978
• Moss Evans, 1978-1984
• Ron Todd, 1985-1992
• Bill Morris, 1992-2003
• Tony Woodley, 2003-

The Rt Hon Ernest Bevin Ernest Bevin (9 March 1881 - 14 April 1951), British labour leader and politician, was born in a small village in Somerset, England. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arthur Ernest Tiffin (1896-27 December 1955), commonly known as Jock Tiffin, was the third General Secretary of the British Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-B̩del Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ronald Todd, (March 11, 1927 РApril 30, 2005), was the general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU), the largest general trade union in the United Kingdom, from 1985 until 1992. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir William Morris (born 19 October 1938), generally known as Bill Morris, was general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union from 1992 to 2003, and the first black leader of a British trade union. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is 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). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

List of trade unions List of trade unions by country. ...

External link

TGWU official website

T&G can also refer to the Talented And Gifted. The Talented And Gifted is a program in some schools in Western Australia enhancing the subject of science. ...