Nevin joined the Merchant Navy and Airline Officers' Association (MNAOA) and began working full-time for the union in 1959, initially as an assistant district secretary in Liverpool, but two years later he was promoted to become a national secretary. He rose to become assistant general secretary in 1971, and then in 1974 was elected as the union's general secretary.[1]
As the leader of the union, Nevin set up the J. W. Slater Memorial Fund, in memory of his predecessor, and he served on a large number of external bodies.[1] From 1985, this included the General Council of the Trades Union Congress.[2] He organised a merger between the MNAOA and two smaller unions, forming the National Union of Marine, Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers.[3] Nevin continued as general secretary until his retirement in 1988. He died in 2009, at the age of 78, following a long illness.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Tributes for former GS Eric Nevin". Telegraph. Nautilus International. October 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^Allen, Glen (4 September 1985). "Left loses seats on council". The Times.
^Brown, Paul (28 March 1983). "Officers' unions to merge". The Guardian.
eric, nevin, died, august, 2009, british, trade, union, leader, born, waterloo, merseyside, nevin, studied, mary, college, crosby, conway, liverpool, technical, college, served, merchant, navy, from, 1948, became, master, seaman, 1957, nevin, joined, merchant,. Eric Nevin died 21 August 2009 was a British trade union leader Born in Waterloo Merseyside Nevin studied at St Mary s College Crosby on HMS Conway and at Liverpool Technical College He served in the Merchant Navy from 1948 and became a master seaman in 1957 1 Nevin joined the Merchant Navy and Airline Officers Association MNAOA and began working full time for the union in 1959 initially as an assistant district secretary in Liverpool but two years later he was promoted to become a national secretary He rose to become assistant general secretary in 1971 and then in 1974 was elected as the union s general secretary 1 As the leader of the union Nevin set up the J W Slater Memorial Fund in memory of his predecessor and he served on a large number of external bodies 1 From 1985 this included the General Council of the Trades Union Congress 2 He organised a merger between the MNAOA and two smaller unions forming the National Union of Marine Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers 3 Nevin continued as general secretary until his retirement in 1988 He died in 2009 at the age of 78 following a long illness 1 References edit a b c d Tributes for former GS Eric Nevin Telegraph Nautilus International October 2009 Retrieved 26 March 2022 Allen Glen 4 September 1985 Left loses seats on council The Times Brown Paul 28 March 1983 Officers unions to merge The Guardian Trade union offices Preceded byJohn Slater General Secretary of the Merchant Navy and Airline Officers Association1974 1985 Succeeded byUnion merged Preceded byNew position General Secretary of the National Union of Marine Aviation and Shipping Transport Officers1985 1988 Succeeded byJohn Newman Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eric Nevin amp oldid 1201886980, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
