William Hayes (born 8 June 1953) is a British politician who served as leader of the Communication Workers' Union in the United Kingdom.
Born in Netherfield Liverpool, he attended St Swithin's Secondary Modern School on Croxteth Hall Lane (closed 1983).
[1] As General Secretary for the Communication Workers Union, he was one of the Awkward Squad, seen as troublesome to New Labour.
Although involved in numerous disputes, both industrial and political, he was popular with Government because of continued support for Labour and his genial style.
During his time in office membership of the union has fallen due to redundancies and an ageing workforce within British Telecoms and postal service Royal Mail.