Icon of trade union movement – Angela Rayner
Rodney was a mentor and an inspiration to me as a young trade unionist. It is heart-warming to see this website released so his memory...
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Memory is important and this website offers a fitting tribute – Colin Carritt, Oxford IBMC
Just came across your new website and wanted to write to say how pleased I am to have found it. Well done, and many thanks. ...
Tam Dalyell ‘huge regard’ – Kathleen Dalyell
Rodney was a great man in the Union and in the Labour Movement. Tam had a huge regard and respect for him, as well as...
People more important than principles – Maggie Dunn
When I was a NUPE Assistant Divisional Officer in Oxford, Bick came down to a staff meeting and stayed overnight with me. Alf Collier’s wife,...
A consistent champion of the oppressed – David Wilson
I was a neighbour of Rodney’s in Hither Green for a few years. We attended Sunday morning mass together at St Swithun’s Church. I preferred...
Labour Party Conference Brighton 1991 – Steven Norman
I was nearly run over when a car full of trade union delegates backed out of the car park of a hotel that was nearly...
Take three questions! – Cliffe Horne
On the 8th May 2003 I chaired an afternoon question session of the Suffolk Pensioners’ Association held at The Sports Centre, Lowestoft, Suffolk, which included...
Milton Keynes – centre of the revolution? – Colin Clark
In the 1980s I was responsible for NUPE membership in MK. The branch secretary and I spoke regularly on the phone in the evenings. Our...
Video tribute from Nelson Mandela on Bick’s retirement
Message from Nelson Mandela to Rodney Bickerstaffe on his retirement in 2000. Courtesy of Warwick University Modern Records Centre @MRCWarwick https://twitter.com/MRCWarwick/status/1250803896198606848
Keeping the memory and spirit of the International Brigades alive
Rodney Bickerstaffe was a great champion of the International Brigades. The men and women who volunteered to fight fascism in Spain from 1936-39 were an...