People
Officers of the Institute
President
Professor Keith Ewing is Professor of Public Law at King's College London. He has written extensively on labour law including recognition procedures and international standards
 
 
 
Chairman
John Hendy QC is Chair of the Institute of Employment Rights. He is a barrister in Old Square Chambers, London and is standing counsel to ASLEF,CWU, NUJ, NUM, POA, RMT, UCU and UNITE. He is also President of the International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR) and a Vice-President of the Campaign for Trade Union Freedom. He is an honorary professor at University College, London.
 
 
Treasurer
Geoffrey D Shears works for Union Solidarity International, which links trade unionists across the world with the aim of building a grassroots union solidarity using the latest technology.
 
 
 
Director
Carolyn Jones has been the Institute's Director since its foundation in 1989.
 
 
 
Vice Presidents
- Tess Gill
- Len McCluskey, UNITE
- Professor Aileen McColgan
- Professor Sonia McKay
- Dave Prentis, Unison
- Tim Roache, GMB
The Executive Committee
- Richard Arthur, Thompsons Solicitors
- Howard Beckett, UNITE
- Alan Bogg
- Amanda Brown, NEU
- Mick Cash, RMT
- Nicola Countouris
- Steve Cottingham
- Ruth Dukes
- Mark Freedland, University of Oxford, faculty of law
- Steve Gillan, POA
- Dr. Lydia Hayes, Cardiff University
- Professor Phil James
- Aristea Koukiadaki
- Sampson Low, UNISON
- Paul Mackney
- Virginia Mantouvalou
- Robert Monks, URTU
- Tonia Novitz
- Hannah Reed
- Paul Scholey, Morrish Solicitors
- Mark Serwotka, PCS
- Tim Sharp, TUC
- Bob Simpson
- Barry Smith, GMB
- Liz Snape, Unison
- Michelle Stanistreet NUJ
- Elizabeth Stephenson Pattinson & Brewer
- Barbara Switzer
- Sarah Veale
- Dave Ward, CWU
- Adrian Weir, Unite
- Dr David Whyte, University of Liverpool
- Dr Frank Wilkinson
- Spencer Wood O H Parsons
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