Larry Flanagan

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Larry Flanagan (born Scotland 1955) is a Scottish trade union leader and former politician.

Flanagan attended the University of Stirling before becoming a teacher at Blantyre High School. He also became active in the Militant Tendency and in the Labour Party.^[1] He was elected to Glasgow City Council, where he called for the party to oppose the Poll Tax with a campaign of non-payment.^[2] He hoped to stand in the 1988 Glasgow Govan by-election, but was not considered as a candidate due to his involvement with Militant.^[3]

Early in the 1990s, Flanagan was suspended from the Labour group on the council due to disagreements about strategy with relation to the Poll Tax.^[3] He instead focused on his teaching career, at Penilee High School in Glasgow and then Hillhead High School in Glasgow. He also became increasingly prominent in the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) trade union, being elected to its council and convening its education committee. In 2012, he was elected as the union's general secretary.^[1]^[4] He also represents the union on the General Council of the Trades Union Congress, and the General Council of the Scottish Trades Union Congress.^[5]

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References

1 2 Denholm, Andrew. "EIS teaching union appoints new general secretary". The Herald. No. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
↑ McCombes, Alan (16 June 2011). Downfall: The Tommy Sheridan Story. Birlinn. ISBN 978-0857900548.
1 2 Hutcheon, Paul (9 July 2017). "From Trotskyist revolutionary to Scotland's most influential teacher ... meet Larry Flanagan". The Herald. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
↑ "New EIS general secretary Larry Flanagan to replace Ronnie Smith". BBC News. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
↑ "TUC General Council Members". Trades Union Congress. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

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[denholm-1] 1 2 Denholm, Andrew. "EIS teaching union appoints new general secretary". The Herald. No. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[2] McCombes, Alan (16 June 2011). Downfall: The Tommy Sheridan Story. Birlinn. ISBN 978-0857900548.

[hutcheon-3] 1 2 Hutcheon, Paul (9 July 2017). "From Trotskyist revolutionary to Scotland's most influential teacher ... meet Larry Flanagan". The Herald. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[4] "New EIS general secretary Larry Flanagan to replace Ronnie Smith". BBC News. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

[5] "TUC General Council Members". Trades Union Congress. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

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