Davey Hall (born 1951) is a British

trade unionist A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

. Hall worked as an engineer at the

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shipbuilding yard. He joined the

Amalgamated Engineering Union The Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU) was a major British trade union. It merged with the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union to form the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union in 1992. History The history of ...

(AEU), and became a

shop steward A union representative, union steward, or shop steward is an employee of an organization or company who represents and defends the interests of their fellow employees as a labor union member and official. Rank-and-file members of the union hold ...

.Unite union rep Davey Hall retires after tough years
, '' Newcastle Journal'', 1 February 2011 In 1988, he became the union's Tyne district secretary.Outsider breaks right's stranglehold on the AEEU
, '' The Herald'', 5 December 1995 The AEU became part of the

Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union The Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU) was a British trade union. It merged with the MSF to form Amicus in 2001. History The union was founded in 1992, when the Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU) finally achieved a merger wi ...

(AEEU), and Hall served as its president from 1995 to 1998; although he was a supporter of

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, he was described as the union's most left-wing president since Hugh Scanlon. The AEEU then merged into

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, which in turn became part of Unite, with Hall serving as its regional secretary for the North East, Yorkshire and Humberside. He took early retirement in 2011, but later began working for the Prospect trade union, in a similar post.

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British trade unionists Living people 1951 births Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress Presidents of the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union {{UK-trade-unionist-bio-stub