Jeremy Dear

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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. Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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biography from NUJ
Jeremy Dear's blog

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↑ Francis Beckett, "Back and blooming", The Guardian, 29 October 2002

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[3] Francis Beckett, "Back and blooming", The Guardian, 29 October 2002

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