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NUJ’s first woman General Secretary speaks about role

The new General Secretary, Michelle.

Michelle Stanistreet is the first woman to take the position of National Union of Journalists General Secretary, as well as the first person to move from Deputy Secretary to General. Michelle was still in shock the day after she found out she had got the position and said: “It wasn’t how I expected yesterday to …

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NUJ General Secretary Jeremy Dear: ‘I was seen as a militant’

The role of the National Union of Journalists General Secretary is a varied one, according to the man who currently hold the post, Jeremy Dear. “One day I can be negotiating with the BBC, the next day I can be on a picket line at a local newspaper. The next day I can be speaking …

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