The Adventures of Mrs. Smith

About the Book

In ‘The redoubtable Mrs. Smith ‘ Leif Mills introduced Mrs. Leila Smith, the deputy general secretary of a major British white collar trade union. In this book we read of four further adventures of Mrs. Smith in the increasingly harsh and competive world of trade unions and the environment in which they operate. She has to deal not only with some diffi cult employers but also severe internal pressures and international problems.

About the Author

Leif Mills was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. He served as a trade union offi cial with the Banking, Insurance & Finance Union (formerly the National Union of Bank Employees) for thirty six years. For thirteen years he served on the TUC General Council, becoming TUC President 1994 - 95. He was also a member of the Monopolies & Mergers Commission for nine years and the Armed Forces Pay Review Body for seven years. From 1998 to 2005 he was Chairman of the Covent Garden Market Authority.