Vic Turner, a former docker was one of the Pentonville Five shop stewards who were jailed in 1972. Following their arrest, a rolling series of strikes caused work stoppages until the TUC had to call for an official strike and demanded the release of the five shop stewards. As a result thousands of striking workers marched through North London to Pentonville Prison. The dockers were eventually released. Vic Turner later worked for Newham Council and was then elected as a Councillor and served for many years before being elected as Mayor. Vic Turner has been involved in the Campaign since its beginnings in March 1998.

Elected as a labour MP in 1950, Tony Benn only permanently retired from parliamentary duties in 2001. Since retirement he has devoted more time to grassroots politics and has been involved in various campaigning organisations. Tony Benn has been Vice President of the United Campaign since 1998.

Shirley Winters

Shirley Winter was one of the 320 workers sacked in 1996 after asking for a pay increase at a Darlington Magnet Factory after a four year pay-freeze. Their dispute lasted for two years before they were forced to take a miserly £2,500 each. Magnet had meanwhile brought in replacement labour soon after the strike began and had set aside £3.5 million to break the workers resolve. Shirley has spoken at many trade union events and has been Vice President of the United Campaign since 1998.

Bob Crow is the founder of the United Campaign to Repeal the Anti-Trade Union Laws and has been Chair of the Campaign since 1998. Bob is also General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT).

John Hendy QC is a leading employment law barrister at Old Square Chambers London, and H P Higgins Chambers in Sydney Australia. He is vice-chairman of the International Centre for Trade Union Rights (ICTUR) and Chair of the Institute of Employment Rights. John is also standing counsel to AMICUS, ASLEF, CWU, NUJ, NUM, POA, RMT, TGWU and UCU.

Maria Exall is on the Executive Committee of the CWU and is also a member of the TUC General Council.

John Usher is a trade union legal consultant, lecturer in labour law at Birkbeck College and a member of the Civil Justice Council. Previously he was a legal officer at ASLEF when the case was brought against the UK in relation to trade union freedom to expel a member of the BNP. Until 2000 he was a partner at trade union law firm Thompson’s, where he was responsible for a great number of successful injury and employment case, including the first successful case for stress at work.

Jess Webb is Legal Officer at the RMT and has been involved in the United Campaign since its beginning in 1998.

Administration: Rachel Yates

Carolyn Jones - Director of the Institute of Employment Rights

James Croy - Political Officer, RMT

Manuel Cortes - Assistant General Secretary TSSA