Sidney Greene, Baron Greene of Harrow Weald
Sidney Francis Greene, Baron Greene of Harrow Weald, CBE (12 February 1910 – 26 July 2004)
He was an important trade union leader in the United Kingdom, serving as general secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen from 1957 to 1975. He promoted close ties between the union and the Labour Party, which have not persisted with its successor National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers.
Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1966 New Year's Honours,[1] he was Knighted in 1970.[2] On 21 January 1975 he was created a life peer as Baron Greene of Harrow Weald, of Harrow in the County of Greater London.[3]
Early in his career, after leaving school at age 14, Greene was a porter at Paddington station.
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- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 43854. p. 10. 1 January 1966.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 45036. p. 1551. 6 February 1970.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 46473. p. 977. 23 January 1975.
| Trade union offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jim Campbell |
Assistant General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen 1954 – 1957 |
Succeeded by George Brassington |
| Preceded by Jim Campbell |
General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen 1957 – 1975 |
Succeeded by Sidney Weighell |
| Preceded by John E. Newton |
President of the Trades Union Congress 1970 |
Succeeded by Jack Cooper |
| Preceded by Jack Cooper and Harry Nicholas |
Trades Union Congress representative to the AFL-CIO 1969 With: George Smith |
Succeeded by Cyril Plant and Hugh Scanlon |
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