Ian Lavery Ian Lavery Ian Lavery (born 6 January 1963) is a British Labour Party politician and former trade union leader from Northumberland who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wansbeck since the 2010 general election. Born and raised in Ashington, Lavery began work in the construction industry after leaving school before becoming a mining apprentice. Noted for being the sole apprentice to refuse to work during the miners' strike of 1984-1985, he gradually rose up the ranks of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and was chosen to succeed Arthur Scargill as NUM President in 2002. Once elected to
National Union of Mineworkers (South Africa) a result of the strikes in the North West, its membership likely stands at around 150,000. Others praised the organisation. An editorial in "Business Day" newspaper said "The NUM is the thoughtful, considered heart of the union movement here... It appreciates and values private capital and strong companies." The rival union the AMCU has increased in membership since the Marikana shootings and now represents over 40% of employees at Amplats and 70% at Lonmin. National Union of Mineworkers (South Africa) The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) is a trade union in South Africa. With a membership of 300,000 it is