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Friday, 13 April 2012

Jack Jones - 'a true colossus of the labour movement'

A well attended meeting in Liverpool last night heard TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber deliver the second Jack Jones memorial lecture on the late TGWU leader's life and its relevance today. The lecture was organised by the National Pensioners' Education and Welfare Centre and chaired by Rodney Bickerstaffe. The full content of Brendan's wide ranging lecture can be read here:
http://strongerunions.org/2012/04/12/jack-jones-three-lessons-for-our-times/