Trade Unionism
Dromey was elected Deputy General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union, having lost the 2003 election for General Secretary to Tony Woodley by a wide margin.
Dromey is active in the Labour Party, serving on its National Executive Committee (NEC). He first came to the public's attention for his involvement in the strike at the Grunwick film processing laboratory in the mid-1970s. The mostly female Asian workforce at Grunwick went on strike to demand that company boss George Ward recognise their union; instead, Ward dismissed the strikers, leading to a year long confrontation involving mass picketing and some violence. The strike was unsuccessful.
Dromey served for 10 years on the executive of the National Council for Civil Liberties. His future wife, Harriet Harman, has served as legal officer for the organisation.
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