Alan Jinkinson
Alan Raymond Jinkinson (27 February 1935 – 6 November 2022) was a British trade union leader.
Jinkinson was born in
NALGO (National and Local Government Officers' Association) in its education department in 1960.[1]
Jinkinson stood for the
Hendon North in the 1964 general election, losing but reducing the Conservative majority.[1]
He became deputy general secretary of NALGO in 1981, and succeeded
COHSE in 1993 to form Unison. He remained general secretary of Unison before retiring in 1996.[3][1]
Jinkinson died on 6 November 2022, at the age of 87.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d McKie, David (5 December 2022). "Alan Jinkinson obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ John Ramsden, By-Elections In British Politics, pp.157-164
- ^ The Independent, 29 October 1992, Public Services Management: A rational response in Unison