Doug Nicholls (trade unionist)

Douglas Nicholls (born 1955 or 1956) is a British trade union leader.

Nicholls was a part-time youth worker in Oxford in 1975, when he joined the Community and Youth Workers' Union (CYWU). In 1982, he moved to Coventry to work full-time in the field, and in 1987 he was elected as general secretary of the CYWU.[1]

In 2007, Nicholls took the CYWU into a merger with the Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU);[2] a few months later, the TGWU became part of Unite the Union, and Nicholls served as a national secretary of Unite until 2011.[3]

Nicholls served as Chair of the General Federation of Trade Unions from 2007 until 2009, and was elected as the federation's General Secretary in 2012.[4]

In 2015, Nicholls became the first chair of Trade Unionists Against the European Union.[5]

References

  1. Rogers, Emily. "Big interview: The trade union flag bearer - Doug Nicholls, general secretary, Community and Youth Workers' Union". Children & Young People Now. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. Carter, Peter (2009). Historical Directory of Trade Unions: Volume 6. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate Publishing. p. 449. ISBN 9780754666837.
  3. Nicholls, Doug. "Tribute to Paul Boskett". Unite the Union. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. "New GFTU leader". Labour Research. Labour Research Department. December 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  5. Nicholls, Doug (23 July 2015). "The Only Good Vote Is A No Vote". Morning Star. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
Trade union offices
Preceded by
Keith Bell
General Secretary of the Community and Youth Workers' Union
1987 2007
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Preceded by
Garry Oakes
Chair of the General Federation of Trade Unions
2007 2009
Succeeded by
Joe Marino
Preceded by
Michael Bradley
General Secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions
2012 present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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