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Bryan Stanley – Former General Secretary of the ex-POEU/NCU



The CWU UK advise that sadly Bryan passed away on Sunday lunchtime in his home after returning from a stay of several weeks in hospital.  Bryan was 83.

 

Bryan was the General Secretary of the former POEU and NCU (which later merged to become the CWU) from 1972 until his retirement in 1986.



Bryan was the first General Secretary of the then POEU to be elected by the membership.    Bryan led the hard and tough fight against privatisation of Telecommunications in the early 1980s.  He was a member of the TUC General Council and on the Labour Party NEC for many years.

 

Bryan was an amazing man and a solid Labour and Trade Unionist until the day he died.  Bryan leaves behind Eileen, his wife, and two sons, Peter and Ian and their families.



The funeral will take place on Monday 27^th July at 10.00 a.m. at the All Saints Church, Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Herts, WD6 1EB and then to Allum Lane Cemetary, Elstree, Herts WD6 3PJ.



UNI sends its most sincere condolences to Bryan's wife and family and to the CWU in their sad loss and in recognition of his outstanding commitment as a trade unionists to workers around the world