Third term for Hayes

Billy Hayes has been re-elected general secretary of the CWU communication workers’ union for a third term of office.

He was the only candidate nominated by the union’s branches by the time nominations closed on 31 January and was therefore elected unopposed.

Billy Hayes said: “More now than ever working people need trade unions. The attacks from government on working practices through wage freezes, pension changes and barriers to legal representation are daunting.

“The reality of Cameron’s Big Society is mass job losses, attacks on public services and on working and vulnerable people. There is an alternative and trade unions are at the forefront of fighting for better, socially-just change. I urge anyone who is not a member to join a trade union today.”

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