Geoff Beynon
Ernest Geoffrey Beynon (4 October 1926 – 21 October 2012) was a British trade union leader.
Born in
Assistant Masters and Mistresses Association, and Beynon became its joint general secretary the following year.[2]
As joint leader of the union, Beynon championed the introduction of a "conscience clause", meaning that even if the union voted to take
Burnham Committee for many years, and was its chair from 1985 until it was abolished in 1987. During his time as joint general secretary, membership of the union increased from 80,000 to 120,000, principally through efforts being made for the first time to recruit primary school teachers.[1]
Beynon retired in 1987, thereafter serving on a number of committees, including the executive of the Welwyn Garden City Society.[2]
References
- ^ a b Meryl Thompson, "Geoff Beynon obituary", The Guardian, 17 December 2012
- ^ Who Was Who