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Graham Stevenson | |
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| Born | 28 October 1950 |
| Died | 1 May 2020 (aged 69) |
| Known for | Biographies of British communist and trade union activists |
| Notable work | The Encyclopedia of Communist Biographies (website) |
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| Children | 2 |
| Awards | ITF Gold Badge (2011) |
Graham Stevenson (28 October 1950 – 1 May 2020) was a British communist, trade union leader, and writer who specialised in British socialist and labour activist biographies. He was one of the most influential trade union leaders in Britain,[citation needed] becoming the national secretary of the TGWU in 1999. As a founder and later president in 2009 of the European Transport Union Federation, he helped organise strikes across European docks in 2003, forcing the European Union to stall privatisation plans.[1] Between 2007 and 2008, Stevenson played a key part in the negotiations that formed Unite the Union, the largest trade union in the United Kingdom.[2] He also served on the Executive and Political Committee of the Communist Party of Britain (CPB), and served as the treasurer of the Marx Memorial Library from 2013 to 2019.[3]
He is the biographer of Jessie Eden, among many other British communist icons.
- ^ [unreliable source?] Meddick, Simon; Payne, Liz; Katz, Phil (2020). Red Lives: Communists and the Struggle for Socialism. UK: Manifesto Press Cooperative Limited. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-907464-45-4.
- ^ Mayer, Martin (2020). "My tribute to Graham Stevenson". The United Left. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ [unreliable source?] Meddick, Simon; Payne, Liz; Katz, Phil (2020). Red Lives: Communists and the Struggle for Socialism. UK: Manifesto Press Cooperative Limited. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-907464-45-4.