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

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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