Charles Albert Lyons (13 August 1929 – 1 January 2008) was

General Secretary Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, Power (social and political), power, or importance in the organization. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the org ...

of the

Transport Salaried Staffs' Association The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) is a trade union for workers in the transport and travel industries in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Its head office is in London, and it has regional offices in Bristol, ...

(TSSA) and a member of the General Council of the

Trades Unions Congress The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is a national trade union center, national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions that collectively represent most unionised workers in England and Wales. There are 48 affiliated unions with a total of ...

Railway career

In 1950 Bert started working for

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, and joined the Labour Party and the Railway Clerks' Association (which a year later became the TSSA).‘Bert’ Charles Albert Lyons
, TSSA Journal, March 2008 - retrieved 6/8/11 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 Jenkins' retirement in 1982, Lyons was elected TSSA General Secretary,Single or Return, chapter 29
- retrieved 6/8/11 a position he retained until 1989.

References

External links

Obituary in TSSA Journal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyons, Bert Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress General secretaries of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association 1929 births 2008 deaths