Terence Duffy (3 May 1922 – 1 October 1985) was a British

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

leader. Duffy was educated at St Joseph’s RC School, Wolverhampton. He served in the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

from 1940 to 1946 in the

Royal Leicestershire Regiment The Leicestershire Regiment (Royal Leicestershire Regiment after 1946) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, with a history going back to 1688. The regiment saw service for three centuries, in numerous wars and conflicts such as both ...

assigned to the American 1st Army. He fought at Salerno and Monte Cassino. He rose in the

Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers The Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU) was a major British trade union. It merged with the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union to form the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union in 1992. History The history o ...

, becoming a Divisional Officer in 1969; a member of the Executive Council in 1976; and President in 1978. He was also on the

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from 1978 until his death.‘DUFFY, Terence’, ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 201
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Duffy, Terry Presidents of the Amalgamated Engineering Union 1922 births 1985 deaths Military personnel from Wolverhampton Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress British Army personnel of World War II Royal Leicestershire Regiment soldiers