About Bert Lyons
Lived 1929 – 2008 (aged 78–79). Bert Lyons was a trade unionist.
Charles Albert Lyons (13 August 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).
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. a position he retained until 1989.
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Who was Bert Lyons?
British Trade Union official
When was Bert Lyons born?
Bert Lyons was born on 13 August 1929.
When did Bert Lyons die?
Bert Lyons died in 2008.
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Bert Lyons was a trade unionist.
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