Doug McAvoy
trade unionist
- January 2, 1939
- May 12, 2019
- 80 years
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Doug McAvoy, 80, British trade union leader.
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|Doug McAvoy (2 January 1939 – 12 May 2019) was a British trade union leader. He was General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers from 1989 to 2004.
A teacher, McAvoy was secretary of Newcastle-upon-Tyne NUT and became a member of the National Executive of the Union in 1970. He was appointed Deputy General-Secretary designate in 1974, a post he held until 1989, when he became the first directly elected General Secretary.
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- "Doug McAvoy, leader of the National Union of Teachers whose term was marked by bitter rows with the hard Left – obituary"telegraph.co.uk
- 'Profile Doug McAvoy leaves top union role after 30 years'theguardian.com
- Interview: Teachers' leader Doug McAvoynews.bbc.co.uk
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