Bert Lyons (trade unionist)
Encyclopedia
Charles Albert "Bert" 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.
and the Railway Clerks' Association (which a year later became the TSSA).
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.
' retirement in 1982, Lyons was elected TSSA General Secretary, a position he retained until 1989.
General Secretary
The office of general secretary is staffed by the chief officer of:*The General Secretariat for Macedonia and Thrace, a government agency for the Greek regions of Macedonia and Thrace...
of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association
Transport Salaried Staffs' Association
The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association is a trade union for "white collar" workers in the transport industry in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland...
(TSSA) and a member of the General Council of the Trades Unions Congress.
Railway career
In 1950 Bert started working for Britsh Rail, and joined the Labour PartyLabour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
and the Railway Clerks' Association (which a year later became the TSSA).
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.
TSSA General Secretary
Following Tom JenkinsTom Jenkins
Thomas Wayne Jenkins is an American golfer.Jenkins was born in Houston, Texas. He attended the University of Houston, where he was a member of the winning 1970 NCAA Division I golf team. He graduated in 1971 and turned professional. His only PGA Tour victory was the 1975 IVB-Philadelphia Golf...
' retirement in 1982, Lyons was elected TSSA General Secretary, a position he retained until 1989.