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Sean Geraghty
Ann Field
DATELINE: 11/7/12
Sadly Sean Geraghty died last Friday after prolonged ill-health. He was one of the trade unionists most closely associated with Fleet Street, working at the Mirror and leading the EETPU London Press Branch electricians for more than two decades during the onslaught of employers and government on workers and trade union rights in national newspapers and across UK industry. The renegade leadership of their own union joined the efforts to close down the Branch before, during and after the News International Dispute but Sean and the Press Branch members remained throughout in solidarity with the struggle against Murdoch, eventually finding safe haven in SOGAT.
On Wednesday 18th July, at 6.30pm at the Marx Memorial Library, Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R 0DU there will be a memorial for Sean's life and an opportunity to pay tribute to him and support his family. He will be buried in Dublin at a later date.Sean was a supporter of the Campaign for Press and Broacasting Freedom and was a member of the national council until 2004.
Deepest sympathy to Siobhan and all the family.
Friends and comrades will also be sad to learn of the recent death of Danny Sergeant who was General President of SOGAT at the time of the Wapping Dispute, and a friend and supporter of the struggle against Murdoch.
Last modified: Wednesday, July 18, 2012
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Sean Geraghty was a true union hero – he took on Murdoch, Maxwell and the rest when others were doing dubious deals with them – in fact he took on the whole cesspit, to use the currently popular term, of Fleet St corruption, so much so that his branch became untouchable, loathed, expelled and wooed by the national leaderships of the EETPU and the print unions. He was a fantastic character – tough, uncompromising, passionate, dry, and funny, marvellous storyteller. You’d have loved him, but you wouldn’t have wanted him as an enemy. Shame I can’t get to the meeting.
Posted by: Tim Gopsill: 12 Jul, 2012 10:32:43
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