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(Redirected from Harold Collison, Baron Collison) British trade unionist (1909–1995)

Harold Collison, 1965

Harold Francis Collison, Baron Collison, CBE, (10 May 1909 – 29 December 1995) was a British trade unionist.

Born in the East End of London, Collison grew up in Gloucester and attended the Crypt School, before working on a farm from the age of seventeen. He joined the National Union of Agricultural Workers and was also active in the Labour Party. From 1946, he worked at the union headquarters in London, and in 1953 he was elected General Secretary. In 1960, he became President of the International Federation of Plantation, Agricultural and Allied Workers, serving until 1976, and he was also a member of the executive of the International Labour Organization.

In the 1961 New Year Honours he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He was created a life peer on 14 December 1964 as Baron Collison, of Cheshunt, in the County of Hertford.

In 1965, Collison served as President of the Trades Union Congress. In 1969, he resigned as General Secretary of the union to become Chairman of the Supplementary Benefits Commission.

References

  1. ^ Jack Boddy (1 January 1996). "Obituaries: Lord Collison". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022.
  2. "No. 43516". The London Gazette. 15 December 1964. p. 10659.
Trade union offices
Preceded byAlf Dann General Secretary of the National Union of Agricultural Workers
1953–1969 		Succeeded byReg Bottini
Preceded byAlf Dann Agriculture Group representative on the General Council of the TUC
1953–1970 		Succeeded byReg Bottini
Preceded byNew position President of the International Federation of Plantation and Agricultural Workers
1960–1976 		Succeeded byTom Bavin
Preceded byGeorge H. Lowthian President of the Trades Union Congress
1965 		Succeeded byJoseph O'Hagan
Preceded byFrederick Hayday and Robert Main Trades Union Congress representative to the AFL-CIO
1966
With: Joseph O'Hagan 		Succeeded byGeorge Lowthian and Lewis Wright


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