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| − | At the TUC's conference in 2004, the TUC committed to pressuring the government to "encourage the development" of nuclear power under the motion C15. This also reaffirmed the TUC's commitment to a "balanced energy policy". Moving the C15 motion, Peter Clements from [[PROSPECT]] said: " Nuclear power should have a significant part to play in reducing CO2 emissions. "[http://www.nuklear21.com/resources/Issue1.pdf] | + | At the TUC's conference in 2004, the TUC committed to pressuring the government to "encourage the development" of nuclear power under the motion C15. This also reaffirmed the TUC's commitment to a "balanced energy policy". Moving the C15 motion, Peter Clements from [[PROSPECT]] said: " Nuclear power should have a significant part to play in reducing CO2 emissions." <ref>[http://www.nuklear21.com/resources/Issue1.pdf]</ref> |
==People== | ==People== | ||
Revision as of 08:32, 8 October 2012
The Trades Union Congress is the main umbrella organisation for Britain's trade unions.
Nuclear Policy
At the TUC's conference in 2004, the TUC committed to pressuring the government to "encourage the development" of nuclear power under the motion C15. This also reaffirmed the TUC's commitment to a "balanced energy policy". Moving the C15 motion, Peter Clements from PROSPECT said: " Nuclear power should have a significant part to play in reducing CO2 emissions." [1]
People
List of General Secretaries
- S. Woods 1900-1905
- W. Steadman 1905-1911
- C. Bowerman 1911-1923
- F. Bramley 1923-1926
- Walter Citrine 1926-1946
- Victor Tewson 1946-1960
- George Woodcock 1960-1969
- Vic Feather 1969-1973
- Len Murray 1973-1984
- Norman Willis 1984-1993
- John Monks 1993[2]-2003
- Brendan Barber 2003-[3]
Notes
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ >David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, pp.387-388.
- ↑ Brendan Barber, TUC, accessed 25 March 2012.
