Jerry Hicks is a British trade unionist. [1] He was the convenor of the Amicus union at Rolls-Royce in Bristol, and was dismissed in 2005. [2] An employment tribunal found that he had "probably been dismissed on trade union grounds". [3]
In 2009, he stood as General Secretary of Amicus, winning 40,000 votes to the Derek Simpson's 60,000. [4]
Hicks stood in the 2010 election for the general secretary of Unite the Union and made a number of election pledges, including that he would only take the wage of an average skilled worker. He came second with 52,527 votes, beating the two full-time assistant general secretaries who stood. He has in total run 3 times, unsuccessfully, for the leadership of Unite.
Hicks was a member of the Respect Party and of its National Council until the party was de-registered following UK parliamentary elections in 2016. [5] He was a candidate for election to Bristol Council in May 2009. [6] [7]
Hicks wrote an article in support on Union Day of action including strike action by public sector workers principally on the issue of Government attack on public sector pensions. [8]
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References
- ^ Mulholland, Helene (16 September 2010). "Unity is strength? Leadership poll splits UK's biggest union". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ "Rolls-Royce strike action starts". BBC News. 22 August 2005.
- ^ "Rolls-Royce ballot backs strike". BBC News. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ Helm, Toby (8 March 2009). "Simpson re-elected as joint leader of Unite". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ "Jerry Hicks speaks to The Respect Paper about his campaign". The Respect Party. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ Benenfield, Jo. "We all deserve more Respect". The Respect Party. Archived from the original on 29 May 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ "Local Election Results – Bristol City Council". Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ Hicks, Jerry. "Pensions, rhetoric and backing for walkouts". Thisisbristol. Retrieved 17 February 2013.