John Macreadie

John Macreadie (19 September 1946 – 22 December 2010) was a Scottish trade unionist and a longstanding supporter of Militant.

Early life and career Born in Glasgow, he left the city in his teens in the 60's to take up a job at the Ministry of Transport in London, where he was also active within the Acton Young Socialists. He joined the Civil and Public Services Association and was appointed to a full-time post within the union in 1970.

Macreadie was later elected as Deputy General Secretary of the union in 1987. Macreadie also served on the General Council of the TUC from 1987 to 1988.

Later career

After being unsuccessful in further senior union official elections, Macreadie continued as a national CPSA, then PCS officer, eventually taking up a position as advisor to Mark Serwotka when he was elected as General Secretary in 2002.