Doug McAvoy
Doug McAvoy (2 January 1939 – 12 May 2019)[1][2][3] 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 in 1989.[4]
References
- "Doug Mcavoy". BFI. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- Speck, Dave (13 May 2019). "Tributes as former NUT leader Doug McAvoy dies aged 80". Tes.
- "Doug McAvoy, leader of the National Union of Teachers whose term was marked by bitter rows with the hard Left – obituary". The Telegraph. 14 May 2019. (registration required)
- 'Profile Doug McAvoy leaves top union role after 30 years' The Guardian 14 April 2004
External links
- Interview: Teachers' leader Doug McAvoy BBC News 22 April 2000
- 'McAvoy warns over union militants' BBC News June 23, 1999
- 'Furious McAvoy walks out of NUT meeting' The Independent 29 May 2004
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| Preceded by Fred Jarvis |
Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers 1974–1989 |
Succeeded by Mary Hufford |
| Preceded by Fred Jarvis |
General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers 1989–2004 |
Succeeded by Steve Sinnott |
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