Doug McAvoy explained

Doug McAvoy should not be confused with Doug McAvoy (footballer).

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]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Doug Mcavoy. https://web.archive.org/web/20190514015728/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bad90741f. dead. 14 May 2019. BFI. 14 May 2019.
2. Web site: Speck. Dave. Tributes as former NUT leader Doug McAvoy dies aged 80. Tes. 13 May 2019.
3. News: 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.
4. https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/apr/14/schools.politics1 'Profile Doug McAvoy leaves top union role after 30 years'