Doug McAvoy (2 January 1939 – 12 May 2019) was a

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leader. He was General Secretary of the

National Union of Teachers The National Union of Teachers (NUT; ) was a trade union for school teachers in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. It was a member of the Trades Union Congress. In March 2017, NUT members endorsed a proposed merger with ...

from 1989 to 2004. A teacher, McAvoy was secretary of

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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.'Profile Doug McAvoy leaves top union role after 30 years'
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References

External links

Interview: Teachers' leader Doug McAvoy

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, 22 April 2000
'McAvoy warns over union militants'

, 23 June 1999
'Furious McAvoy walks out of NUT meeting'
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'', 29 May 2004 1939 births 2019 deaths General Secretaries of the National Union of Teachers Schoolteachers from Northumberland English trade unionists Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress {{UK-bio-stub