PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
TRADE UNION RECOGNITION FOR NUJ, GPMU AND OTHER UNION MEMBERS (7 April 2003)
Motion Details
That this House applauds the important work of the NUJ, GPMU and other unions in workplaces across the UK to secure better pay and conditions for journalists and other newspaper workers; congratulates Johnston Press and others for recognising the NUJ; urges Northcliffe Newspapers to follow suit and refrain from anti-trade union practices; abhors anti-trade union practices and intimidation propagated by management; and reminds Northcliffe Newspapers of the legal right for a trade union to be recognised if more than half of the workforce support it.
Sponsored by:
Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Labour)
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Party
Votes
%
Labour
105
88%
Independent
6
5%
Liberal Democrat
3
3%
Scottish National Party
2
2%
Your Party
1
1%
The Independent Group for Change
1
1%
Lord Speaker
1
1%
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
Sponsor List (120 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lab
Janet Anderson
Lab
Ms Candy Atherton
Lab
John Austin
Lab
Mr Adrian Bailey
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Roger Berry
Lab
Mr Harold Best
Lab
Mr David S. Borrow
Lab
Lord Bradley
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Richard Burden
Lab
Mr Ronnie Campbell
Lab
Colin Challen
Ind
Mr David Chaytor
Lab
Mrs Helen Clark
Lab
Mr Tony Colman
Lab
Michael Connarty
YP
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Tom Cox
Lab
Sir David Crausby
Lab
Jon Cruddas
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
Sir Tony Cunningham
Lab
Valerie Davey
Lab
Mr Terry Davis
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Sponsor)
Lab
Mr Andrew Dismore
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Mr Brian H. Donohoe
Lab
Dr David Drew
Lab
Dame Angela Eagle
Wallasey
Lab
Mr Huw Edwards
Lab
Clive Efford
Eltham and Chislehurst
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Bill Etherington
Lab
Paul Farrelly
IGC
Mike Gapes
Lab
Barry Gardiner
Brent West
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Lab
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lab
Dr Ian Gibson
Lab
Jane Griffiths
Lab
Fabian Hamilton
Leeds North East
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
Lab
Mr Tom Harris
Lab
Sir Mark Hendrick
Preston
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
Lab
David Heyes
Lab
Mr Jim Hood
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Lab
Mrs Joan Humble
Lab
Dr Brian Iddon
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Helen Jackson
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Lab
Lynne Jones
Lab
Mr Piara S Khabra
Lab
Mr David Kidney
Lab
Andy King
Lab
Lord Knight of Weymouth
Lab
Mark Lazarowicz
Lab
David Lepper
Lab
Mr Terry Lewis
Lab
Tony Lloyd
Lab
Mr Iain Luke
Lab
Mr John Lyons
Lab
Andrew Mackinlay
Lab
Fiona Mactaggart
Lab
Mr Khalid Mahmood
Lab
Rob Marris
Lab
Mr Jim Marshall
Lab
Chris McCafferty
Lab
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lord Speaker
Lord McFall of Alcluith
Lab
Rosemary McKenna
Lab
Mr Tony McWalter
Lab
Sir Alan Meale
Lab
Laura Moffatt
Lab
Mr Chris Mullin
Lab
Meg Munn
Lab
Dr Doug Naysmith
Lab
Sir Bill O'Brien
Lab
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
Lab
Mr Peter Pike
Lab
Mr Greg Pope
Lab
Mr Gordon Prentice
PC
Adam Price
Lab
Syd Rapson
Lab
John Robertson
Lab
Mr Terry Rooney
Lab
Christine Russell
LD
Sir Bob Russell
SNP
Alex Salmond
Lab
Martin Salter
Lab
Mr Mohammad Sarwar
Lab
Mr Malcolm Savidge
Lab
Phil Sawford
Lab
Jonathan Shaw
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Geraldine Smith
Lab
Lord Soley
Lab
Mr George Stevenson
Lab
Mr David Stewart
Lab
Dr Howard Stoate
Lab
Graham Stringer
Blackley and Middleton South
Lab
Sir Mark Tami
Alyn and Deeside
Lab
David Taylor
Lab
Mr Paul Truswell
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
Lab
Mr Bill Tynan
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
SNP
Mike Weir
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
Lab
Mr David Winnick
Lab
Mike Wood
Lab
Tony Worthington
Lab
Derek Wyatt
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