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John Hannett OBE (born 23 June 1953) was General Secretary of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW).[1]

Early life and career

Hannett was born in Liverpool in 1953.[citation needed] He was a Low Pay Commissioner from 2007 to 2018.[2] He is a former member of the TUC Executive Committee and General Council. Hannett represented Usdaw on the NEC of the Labour Party from 1998-2005. He is also a trustee of the People's History Museum in Manchester.

Usdaw

Hannett was General Secretary of Usdaw from May 2004 until June 2018, being re-elected in September 2008.[3] Prior to this, he was Area Organiser from 1985, National Officer from 1990 and Deputy General Secretary from 1997. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to the economy.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ ACAS Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "USDAW - John Hannett stands down as a Low Pay Commissioner after 11 years".
  3. ^ "USDAW - John Hannett retires today as leader of the shopworkers' trade union Usdaw".
  4. ^ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N12.

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Trade union offices Preceded byBill Connor Deputy General Secretary of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers 1997–2004 Succeeded byPaddy Lillis Preceded byBill Connor General Secretary of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers 2004–2018 Succeeded byPaddy Lillis
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