William McCarthy, Baron McCarthy

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William Edward John McCarthy, McCarthy Baron (often Bill McCarthy ) (* the thirtieth July 1925 ; † 18th November 2012 ) was a British politician of the Labor Party and Life Peer .

life and career

McCarthy was born on July 30, 1925 and grew up in north London . He attended Ruskin College and then Merton College . McCarthy worked for gentlemen's outfitters and was a clerk. At the University of Oxford , he worked as a lecturer ( Lecturer in charge) in the field of industrial relations. From 1965 to 1968 he was with the Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers Associations as resident director operates. In 1969 he became a Fellow of Nuffield College and Templeton College .

From 1974 to 1986 he was Chairman ( Chairman ) of the Railway Staff National Tribunal . At Harland & Wolff he was director from 1976 to 1986. From 1977 to 1979 he was Special Commissioner of the Equal Opportunities Committee . He was a member of the Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal since 1984.

McCarthy was an industrial relations specialist . He was a supporter of the British Humanist Association .

Membership in the House of Lords

McCarthy was named a Life Peer as Baron McCarthy, of Headington in the City of Oxford on January 19, 1976 . He gave his inaugural address at the House of Lords on March 3, 1976. His political interests included industrial relations and labor economics , as well as theater .

He was a member of the Labor Party's Job Creation Group , Education and Employment Group, and Culture, Media and Sport Committee since 1979. In Labor, he was a member of the Trade and Industry Group and the Trade Union Group , both since 1979.

From 1979 or 1983 to 1997 he was opposition spokesman in the field of labor. He last spoke up on March 8, 2004. On November 2, 2004, he last took part in a vote.

  • 1997/1998 session: 112 days (out of 228)
  • Session period April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002: 57 days
  • Session period April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003: 39 days
  • Session period April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004: 43 days
  • Session period April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005: 31 days
  • Session period April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006: 0 days
  • Session period April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007: 0 days
  • Session period April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008: 0 days
  • Session period April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009: 0 days
  • Session period April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010: 0 days
  • Session period April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010: 0 days
  • Session period July 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010: 0 days
  • Session period October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010: 0 days
  • Session period January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011: 0 days

In the period from the 2001/2002 session onwards, he took part in meeting days on an irregular basis. He was last present in the 2004/2005 session.

Since June 21, 2010 he was on leave of absence issued by the House of Lords .

Family and death

McCarthy married Margaret Godfrey in 1957. They didn't have any children.

Publications

  • The Role of Shop Stewards in British Industrial Relations , 1966, London: HMSO, ISBN unknown
  • Trade Unions , 1972, publisher unknown, ISBN unknown
  • Coming to Terms with Trade Unions , 1973, Institute of Personnel Management, ISBN unknown
  • Strikes in Post-War Britain , 1983, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, ISBN 978-0043310939 (with JW Duncan )
  • Fairness at Work , 1999, Institute of Employment Rights, ISBN 978-1873271674

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Lord McCarthy obituary of the Telegraph of November 20, 2012
  2. ↑ William Edward John McCarthy, Baron McCarthy on thepeerage.com , accessed September 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ House of Lords: Members 'expenses Members' expenses on the House of Lords website , accessed November 22, 2012
personal data
SURNAME McCarthy, William, Baron McCarthy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McCarthy, Bill; McCarthy, William Edward John, Baron McCarthy (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British Politician (Labor Party) and Life Peer
DATE OF BIRTH July 30, 1925
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 2012