Peter William Plouviez

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(30 July 1931 – 5 October 2017) was a British

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leader. Plouviez began working for the

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in 1960, and became its general secretary in 1974.Plouviez, Peter William
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'' As leader of the union, he arranged for the

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to join, and also built closer ties with the

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and

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in the United States. Under his leadership, membership of the union grew from 10,000 to 46,000, although about 80% of them were out of work at any given time.Plouviez Exits British Equity
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'', 17 February 1991 Plouviez retired in 1991, and was made a

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the following year. Also in 1992, he became chair of the Equity Trust Fund, a position he held until 2006.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Plouviez, Peter 1931 births 2017 deaths General Secretaries of Equity (trade union)