Jeremy Dear (born 6 December 1966)[1] is a British trade unionist.

Dear graduated from Coventry Polytechnic before completing a diploma in journalism at University College Cardiff. From 1989, he worked for the Essex Chronicle and the Big Issue, joining the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).[1] He led an eleven-month strike at the Chronicle against de-recognition of the NUJ.[2] Between 1994 and 1997, he was the editor of the Big Issue in the Midlands, then in 1997 became the National Organiser of the NUJ.[1]

In 2001, Dear was elected as the General Secretary of the NUJ,[1] its youngest ever leader, and only the second to serve two terms.[2] He also spent time as a member of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress.

As leader, Dear became known as a member of the "Awkward Squad" of left-wing trade unionists.[3] He is married to Paula Dear,[1] who is a journalist with the BBC. Jeremy Dear is a supporter of the Marxist newspaper Socialist Appeal.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dear, Jeremy", Who's Who
  2. 1 2 Ponsford, Dominic (4 February 2011). "Jeremy Dear to stand down as NUJ leader". Press Gazette. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Francis Beckett, "Back and blooming", The Guardian, 29 October 2002



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