9th February 2010

Kevin Courtney elected as Deputy General Secretary

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In a close-run campaign, Kevin Courtney has emerged as the new NUT DGS. Our best wishes and congratulations go to Kevin. Leicester NUT has no doubt that he will not only prove to be a capable spokesperson for the Union, but also a champion of all the causes that the Union holds dear.

On winning, Kevin has said, "I stood as a campaigner and that's the role I hope to be able to play – working to support Christine (Blower) in building the union's strength. In my first election leaflet I said that there were people with enormous talents in all our regions and both nations. I want to try, as DGS, to support those people in building the fighting capacity of our union. We all know that the aftermath of the General Election is going to bring enormous challenges. It is absolutely clear that the work must start now to build the campaigns we need. This will mean working with other unions that want to resist attacks on our pay, pensions and conditions as well as the break up of the education system. It must also mean supporting our hard pressed activists who will be vital to our efforts."


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