Tag: labour values

Speech to the Labour Party Trade Union Section

14th June 2014

HOW CAN LABOUR PRINCIPLES SHAPE THE 21st CENTURY IRELAND AND WHAT IS THE ROLE OF TRADE UNIONISM IN THE CENTURY AHEAD?

 William Norton House, 14th June 2014

Alex White SIPTU

Thank you very much Chairman, Joan, friends and comrades. I want to thank you for affording me the opportunity to be here today and to participate in this debate. It’s terrific to see such interest and involvement in the Party and the trade union movement. It is also heartening to see the solidarity and collaboration that we have as a Party with the trade union movement.

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The Story of Alex White

9th June 2014

Early Childhood:

Since Alex White put his hat into the ring for the position of Labour Party Leader, some are questioning how a ‘South Dublin barrister’ will capture the imagination of the Labour Party membership. It is the members of the Labour Party and not just elected representatives, who will choose their party leader.

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White Pledges to Bridge the Disconnect

30th May 2014
Announcing I will be a candidate for Leader of the Labour Party alongside Dublin Lord Mayor Oisin Quinn, Senator John Giltory, Derek Nolan TD, Ciara Conway TD and Michael McCarth TD

Announcing I will be a candidate for Leader of the Labour Party alongside Dublin Lord Mayor Oisin Quinn, Senator John Gilroy, Derek Nolan TD, Ciara Conway TD and Michael McNamara TD

I am today announcing that I will be a candidate for the leadership of the Labour Party. My grandfather was an active trade unionist and a Labour candidate in this city in the 1950s. As a child I helped my dad canvass for the party. So I grew up with the principles of social justice, equality, and democracy.

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