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Rory Murphy

British trade union leader

Rory Murphy (born 23 April ) is a former Britishtrade union leader.

Murphy attended the Bishop Bright Grammar School in Royal Leamington Spa before becoming a photographer for the Pitt Rivers Museum in He joined the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs (ASTMS), and from worked full-time for the union.

In , he became ASTMS's National Secretary for Ireland, then in was appointed as one of the union's assistant general secretaries. The union became part of Manufacturing, Science and Finance the following year, and Murphy took the same job with the new union, but in left to become the Chief Executive of Finers.[1]

In , Murphy returned to trade unionism as Director of Industrial Relations for the Royal College of Midwives, then in he was appointed as General Secretary of the NatWest Staff Association (NWSA).[1] This was the first time that the NWSA had appointed an experienced trade unionist, rather than an employee of NatWest.[2]

Murphy took the NWSA into a merger, in , which formed UNIFI, of which he served as joint general secretary.[1] In this role, he promoted the idea of unions offering a wide range of services to both members and non-members.[3] In , UNIFI merged into Amicus, and Murphy was appointed as one of its assistant general secretaries.[1]

Murphy left trade unionism in , initially working for an outsourcing consultancy.

Jim murphy treasury biography of rory hamilton Archived from the original on 25 September The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. Retrieved 23 March The appointment of Murphy is in part an effort to reassure the business community, with whom he will liaise.

At the time, he stated that "unions have effectively won the battle. All the things they were fighting for – equality, lifelong learning, rights for part-timers – are well on their way to becoming a reality. If trade unions had a relevance, people would join them. But the world has moved on and unions have not."[4] He subsequently worked for a variety of private sector organisations.[1]

References

  1. ^ abcde"Murphy, Rory", Who's Who
  2. ^Roger Undy, Trade union merger strategies: purpose, process, and performance, p
  3. ^Jim Pollard, "Unions woo new breed of card-carrying members", The Guardian, 6 January
  4. ^Stephen Overall, "From shop floor to boardroom", Financial Times, 17 August
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