John Daniel Daly (27 August 1930 – February 1999) was a

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leader. Born in

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, London, Daly worked in the print industry and then studied at

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. He joined the

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, and then worked for the

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as a negotiator and as a journal editor. From 1965 he served as a

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(TUC) education officer. In 1968, he moved to work for the

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(NALGO), spending time in each of the health, gas, and local government sections. He was chosen as an assistant general secretary of the union in 1976 and progressed to deputy general secretary in 1982.

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, "Deputy succeeds to top job", ''

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'', 16 April 1983 When

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, general secretary of NALGO, announced his intention to retire in 1983, Daly was the strong favourite to succeed him. He only narrowly defeated John Ward of the

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, the two both placing well ahead of

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and Ernest Baxendale. In the same year, he was elected to the

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. He served on many TUC committees including its Labour Party Liaison Committee, and chaired the Public Services Committee. Daly retired in 1989, and was succeeded by Jinkinson.

, "Two leftwing candidates head fight for Nalgo leadership", ''

'', 20 November 1989 He died in 1999, aged 68.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Daly, John 1930 births 1999 deaths Date of death missing General Secretaries of NALGO Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress