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SOUTH WEST TUC DIRECTORY 2021 Working Shoulder to Shoulder with Trade Unions Since 1921 SOUTH WEST TUC DIRECTORY 2021 Working shoulder to shoulder with trade unions since 1921. In 2021, Thompsons will have been fighting for the injured and mistreated for 100 years. The fight continues, as does our commitment to the trade union and Labour movement, changing lives for the better. 0800 0 224 224 www.thompsonstradeunion.law SOUTH WEST TUC DIRECTORY Welcome to the South West South West TUC TUC Directory. The unions listed Church House, Church Road, here represent around half a Filton, Bristol BS34 7BD million members in the South 0117 947 0521 [email protected] West, covering every aspect of www.tuc.org.uk/southwest working life. The agreements twitter: @tucsouthwest unions reach with employers benefit many thousands more. Regional Secretary Nigel Costley Unions provide a powerful voice [email protected] at work, a wide range of services London, East and South East and and a movement for change in South West Education Officer these hard times of austerity and Marie Hughes cut backs. [email protected] Unions champion equal Secretary opportunities, promote learning Tanya Parker and engage with partners to [email protected] develop a sustainable economy Policy and Campaigns Support for the South West. Officer Ines Lage West Country workers are facing [email protected] a squeeze on incomes whilst pay at the top continues to soar. Public services are being cut and privatised and rights at work attacked. There is a lot to do and the key is to build strong unions to speak up for people at work. The world of unions can Nigel Costley be complicated and this South West TUC Directory will be a useful Regional Secretary guide. 1 Learn with TUC Education Online courses, freely available to all union reps, are a great way to learn at you own pace. Learn where you want, when you want - on a smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer. You will find it easy to track your progress and pick up right where you left off. Union rep One Health & Safety Learning rep Learning rep 2 eNotes are short online courses to help reps keep up-to-date on key workplace issues. There are more than thirty eNotes to choose from there’s something to interest everyone. Class-based courses teach essential skills for reps and help them learn from each other. Group sessions build confidence and build knowledge to take back into the workplace. To find out more visit: www.tuceducation.org.uk [email protected] To check out online courses: www.tuceducation.org.uk/newonlinecourses Alison Foster Trade Union Education Coordinator [email protected] City of Bristol College, Ashley Down Campus, Bristol BS7 9BU Chair SouthWest Hannah David PCS TUC Chair Kev Terry Executive Unite Trade Union Seats Kevin Beazer CWU Nicki Goff GMB Rowena Hayward GMB Hannah Packham NEU Corinne Lamoureux NEU James Davies PCS Hannah David PCS Barry West RMT Young members UCU John Fones Paul Wand Unite Neil Guild UNISON Kerry Baigent UNISON Local Trades Union Councils UNISON Joanne Kaye Richard Lees Bridgwater UNISON Mike Osment Simon Crew Bristol UNISON Sharon Foster Richard Capps Weston and North Torkwase Holmes Unite Somerset Unite Steve Preddy Fflyff McLaren Mendip Unite Stef Kasprowski Liz Payne-Ahmadi Taunton and Kev Terry Unite West Somerset Luke Primarolo Unite Nick Ireland USDAW TUC Joint Consultative Committee USDAW Kay Timbrell Dave Chapple Bridgwater Black/Ethnic Minority members TUC Pensioners Committee GMB Martha De Bruxelles Janet Royston/Tom Jeffery Blaine Bartlett GMB Disabled members Lesley Discombe UNISON Andy Worth Unite Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender members Vice-Chair Olivier Bagnara NASUWT Nick Ireland USDAW Lesley Mansell Unite 3 Tolpuddle Martyrs In 1834 six farm workers were sentenced to seven years’ transportation for daring to form a legal union. The fledgling trade union movement rose to the challenge and organised a massive campaign that forced the government to grant free pardons Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Museum and a return home in triumph for the and Cottages Tolpuddle, Dorchester DT2 7EH Tolpuddle Martyrs. 01305 848237 The story of the farm workers and [email protected] the protest was a key episode in the www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk foundation of human rights and the twitter: @tolpuddlefest development of trade unions. It is remembered at the TUC Museum in Tom DeWit Manager Tolpuddle and at the annual festival [email protected] in July. Caroline Binder Museum Shop and Festival Administrator [email protected] 4 South West Trade Unions Accord Represents members in Lloyds Banking Group, TSB and others. Simmons House, 46 Old Bath Road, Association of Educational Charvil, Reading RG10 9QR Psychologists 0118 9341 808 Professional association and trade [email protected] union for Educational Psychologists www.accord-myunion.org 4 The Riverside Centre, Frankland Lane, Durham DH1 5TA Ged Nichols General Secretary [email protected] 0191 384 9512 07973 642592 [email protected] www.aep.org.uk Russell Waterhouse Officer for South West Morag Farley [email protected] National officer covering South West 07984 602729 [email protected] Associated Society of Locomotive Advance All staff employed in Santander Engineers and Firemen Railway drivers, operational 2nd Floor, 16-17 High Street, Tring, supervisors and staff Herts HP23 5AH 32a Victoria Road, Ruislip, Middlesex 01442 891122 HA4 OAB [email protected] www.aslef.org.uk www.advance-union.org Stephen Austin District Organiser Linda Rolph General Secretary [email protected] (starts 1 Jan 2021) 07415146894 Artists Union England British Airline Pilots’ Association Freelance visual artists, applied arts, Airline pilots and technical rear crew socially engaged arts, moving image, Balpa House, 5 Heathrow Boulevard, sound and performance 278 Bath Road, West Drayton UB7 ODQ Old Bakery, Carlow Street, London 020 8476 4000 NW1 7LH [email protected] [email protected] www.balpa.org @BALPApilots www.artistsunionengland.org.uk Brian Strutton General Secretary 5 0121 728 5633 [email protected] www.orthoptics.org.uk British Dietetic Association Veronica Greenwood The science and practice of dietetics Chair - BIOS and BOSTU in the private and public sector. 3rd Floor, Interchange Place, 151-165 Edmund Street, Birmingham B3 2TA 0121 200 8080 [email protected] College of Podiatry www.bda.uk.com NHS, independent practice and Andy Burman General Secretary private chiropodists and podiatrists Quartz House, 207 Providence Square, Mill Street, London SE1 2EW 0207 234 8620 www.cop.org.uk Chief Executive Bakers, Food and Allied Steve Jamieson Workers’ Union South Wales and South West Cardiff House, Cardiff Road, Vale of Glamorgan CF63 2AW 02920 481518 Community www.bfawu.org @BFAWU Industries in and around Finance and Dave Dash Regional Officer Professional, third sector charity, AA, [email protected] steel and metal, textiles, footwear 07739 326003 and leather, betting, shoes, social Gary Johnston care, NLBD, justice and custodial. Organising Regional Secretary South West England [email protected] The Old Station House, Cotswold 0773 9326005 Road, Cheltenham GL52 5HD John James 0800 3896332 Organising Regional Secretary www.community-tu.org [email protected] @CommunityUnion 0773 9326004 Caroline Taylor National Secretary [email protected] Organisers: Nick Caton [email protected] British Orthoptic Society Kate Challenger Trade Union [email protected] 3rd Floor, Interchange Place, 151-165 Daniel Francois Edmund Street, Birmingham B3 2TA [email protected] 6 Chartered Society of Equity Physiotherapy Performance workers in theatre, film The professional, educational and television, radio and variety. trade union body for chartered Transport House, 3rd Floor, physiotherapists, physiotherapy 1 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9HA students and support workers 02920 397971 14 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4ED [email protected] 020 7306 6666 www.equity.org.uk @EquityUK [email protected] South West Regional www.csp.org.uk @CSPSouthwest Simon Curtis Organiser South West Rep James Allen 07798 740254 [email protected] Wayne Bebb Recruitment and Retention Organiser Elin Meredydd Organising Assistant 07394 572 869 Communication Workers Union Royal Mail Group and other mail/ parcel distribution and logistic companies, BT, O2, and other telecoms companies, Cable TV, Accenture HR Services, Capita, Santander and other related industries. Fire Brigades Union South West Region 20 Church Road, Lawrence Hill, 158 Muller Road, Horfield, Bristol BS5 9JA Bristol BS7 9RE 0117 935 0055 0117 935 5132 www.cwu.org.uk @CWUnews www.southwestfbu.com Kevin Beazer @SouthWestFBU South West Regional Secretary South West National [email protected] Trevor French Executive Member 07787 516631 [email protected] Julie Rich Regional Secretary South West Regional Chair Guy Herrington [email protected] [email protected] 0796 701 8757 07763857583 7 www.gmbwalesandsouthwest.org.uk John Phillips Regional Secretary Replacement to be announced soon Nick Hughes Education Officer [email protected] Melanie Stamp Education Assistant FDA [email protected] The union for managers and Senior Organisers: professionals in public service Ruth Brady [email protected] 93-95 Borough High Street, Mike Payne London SE1 1NL [email protected] 020 7401 5555 Organisers: [email protected] Adie Baker [email protected] www.fda.org.uk @FDA_union Rob Gibbs [email protected] Dave Penman General Secretary Cornwall Area Office The
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