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Christine Mary Keates (born 10 October 1951 Companies House) is a British people trade unionist.
Keates was active in the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT), becoming the union's Assistant General Secretary in 1998, then Deputy General Secretary in 2001 and General Secretary in 2004.Gary Daniels and John McIlroy, Trade Unions in a Neoliberal World At the time, she was the only woman to lead any of the ten largest unions in the UK.
As leader of the NASUWT, Keates initially pursued a policy of co-operation with the Labour government, signing a workload agreement, in contrast to the rival National Union of Teachers (NUT). However, she was highly critical of the Conservative-led governments from 2010 onwards, working with the NUT to oppose changes which she described as an "unparalleled vicious assault" on teachers.Irena Barker, " Chris Keates to lead the NASUWT for five more years", Times Educational Supplement, 3 April 2014
Keates also serves on the General Council of the Trades Union Congress.Trades Union Congress, " TUC General Council members "
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