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.[4]
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References
- ^ "Doug Mcavoy". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. 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, 23 June 1999
- 'Furious McAvoy walks out of NUT meeting', The Independent, 29 May 2004
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