Paul Nowak (trade unionist)

Paul Nowak (born 1972) is a British trade union official.

Born in Bebington on the Wirral, Nowak started work at Asda at the age of seventeen, and immediately joined a union. He became Vice President of the Wirral Trades Union Council at the age of nineteen - the youngest person ever to hold the post.

Taking posts in a variety of unions, Nowak has been an activist in the Communication Workers Union, GMB Union and Unison.^[1] In 1998, he was active in the Banking Insurance and Finance Union, when was one of the first students at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Organising Academy.^[2]

Nowak later worked for the TUC, as regional secretary of the Northern TUC, and then as head of its organising department. He also served on the board of ACAS.^[2] In February 2013, he was appointed joint Assistant General Secretary of the TUC.^[3]

References

1. ↑ Eleanor Barlow, "Wirral man Paul Nowak appointed assistant general secretary of the Trades Union Congress", Liverpool Echo, 26 February 2013
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pete Murray, "TUC appoints senior organiser to new top job", Union News, 13 February 2013
3. ↑ "Paul Nowak, Assistant General Secretary", Trades Union Congress