Billy Hayes

Billy Hayes

Billy Hayes became General Secretary of the Communication Workers Union in July 2001. He is vice chair of Labour’s national policy forum and holds positions in the international trade union movement. Billy is married to Diane and has two young children, Melissa and Niall

Articles by Billy Hayes

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Labour's critical mess

  • 08 May 2009

The leader of the Communications Worker Union, Billy Hayes, explains why he believes privatising Royal Mail makes no sense and would be a disaster for Labour

No dogma like old dogma

  • 09 September 2008

They keep on trying to privatise and it's time for the public to prevent asset strippers from acquiring Royal Mail, says union boss Billy Hayes

Proud to be unions

  • 25 September 2007

Billy Hayes reflects on Tony Blair's greatest achievement and attacks the comprehensive failure of the Royal Mail's management in his blog from Labour conference

A day in the life

  • 12 September 2007

CWU chief Billy Hayes gives us a glimpse of how he spends his time at the TUC annual conference and explains current union anger with the Labour government over an undelivered promise

Fidel Castro

The last revolutionary

The last revolutionary

Steve Richards

On Tory policy

Our future in their hands

Science

Religion and Darwin

Since the dawn  of time

James Macintyre

Miliband's dilemma

Brussels is back with a vengeance

Will Self

On Oscar Wilde

Where the Wilde things are

Film review

Bright Star

Bright Star (PG)

Books

Paul Auster

Invisible

Interview

Alain de Botton

The Books Interview: Alain de Botton

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