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Steve Turner | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Steve_Turner,_2016_Labour_Party_Conference.jpg) Turner at the 2016 Labour Party Conference | |
| Assistant General Secretary of Unite the Union | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 November 1962 |
| Political party | Labour |
| Occupation | Trade Unionist |
Steve Turner (born 24 November 1962) is Assistant General Secretary (AGS) of Britain and Ireland's largest trade union, Unite the Union. He is responsible for the union's manufacturing sector, along with its retired members and Unite's community membership.[1]
Turner describes himself as a “proud Londoner” and Millwall FC fan. He grew up on the now demolished Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle.[2]
Turner represents Unite on the Trades Union Congress Executive Committee and General Council and on the Executive and Management Committees of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF).[3] Turner is a member of the Labour Party[4] and National Chair of the Peoples Assembly Against Austerity.[3]
- ^ Milmo, Dan (1 May 2012). "UK's largest union redefines Cameron's 'big society'". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "'Get down the pub to win back voters', Unite leadership candidate Steve Turner tells Labour MPs". 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
tuc-20200925was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Steve Turner, Unite the Union". Labour Assembly Against Austerity. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2021.