Bert Lyons (trade unionist)
Charles Albert Lyons (c. 1929 – 1 January 2008) was General Secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) and a member of the General Council of the Trades Unions Congress.
Railway career
In 1950 Bert started working for British Rail, and joined the Labour Party and the Railway Clerks' Association (which a year later became the TSSA).[1]
He became a full-time organiser for the TSSA in 1959, being appointed Scottish Secretary in 1965 and then LM Line Secretary in 1968. In 1977 Lyons was senior assistant general secretary.[1]
TSSA General Secretary
Following Tom Jenkins' retirement in 1982, Lyons was elected TSSA General Secretary,[2] a position he retained until 1989.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 ‘Bert’ Charles Albert Lyons, TSSA Journal, March 2008 - retrieved 6/8/11
- ↑ Single or Return, chapter 29 - retrieved 6/8/11
External links
- Obituary in TSSA Journal
- Single or Return - the official history of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association
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