{"id":5259,"date":"2022-02-03T20:54:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T20:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&p=5259"},"modified":"2023-06-20T10:15:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T08:15:28","slug":"former-uni-gs-philip-jennings-nominated-for-la-cotes-personality-of-the-decade-award","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/former-uni-gs-philip-jennings-nominated-for-la-cotes-personality-of-the-decade-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Former UNI GS Philip Jennings nominated for La Cote\u2019s \u201cPersonality of the Decade\u201d award"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former UNI Global Union General Secretary Philip Jennings has been nominated for the \u201cPersonality of the Decade\u201d award by the Nyon-based La\u00a0C\u00f4te newspaper.<\/p>\r\n

Having won the paper\u2019s \u201cPersonality of the Year\u201d in 2013, Jennings joins a select shortlist of 11 in contention for the award, which honours the achievements, work and life of people living and working in Bassin L\u00e9manique, the region that includes UNI\u2019s head office in Nyon.<\/p>\r\n

Vote for Philip Jennings here \u2013 each vote counts and you can vote from anywhere in the world (closing date for votes is March 13)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n

Jennings, who led UNI for 18 years as General Secretary, built the organization into a powerhouse for workers\u2019 right and has been a lifelong champion for peace and working people the world over.<\/p>\r\n

Over a long and distinguished career dedicated to strengthening trade union power, Jennings became known as a global warrior for workers\u2019 rights, peace and justice.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cIt is an honour to be nominated for such an award,\u201d said Jennings. \u201cWith people from all over the world,\u00a0La C\u00f4te is an international region, and I do not think we would have been able to make such a global impact\u00a0without being rooted in such a vibrant, welcoming community.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Vote for Philip Jennings here<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n

After retiring as UNI General Secretary at the Liverpool World Congress in 2018, Jennings has been busy \u2013 becoming a powerful advocate for peace as the Co-President of the International Peace Bureau, pushing for human rights in sport as the Director of the Centre for Sports and Human Rights and a voice for workers as member of the ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cPhilip has always been proud of UNI\u2019s history in the\u00a0La C\u00f4te region and his own connection to the community,\u201d\u00a0said UNI General Secretary Christy Hoffman.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cAlthough as a global organization,\u00a0our members come from every continent of the world, we see ourselves as part of the La C\u00f4te region in every sense\u00a0and we are\u00a0immensely proud to call Nyon home.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Vote for Philip Jennings here\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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