Daniel Duffy (3 October 1929 – 16 March 2004) was a

Scottish Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including: *Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland *Scottish English *Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...

trade unionist A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and Employee ben ...

, who served as chair of the

Transport and General Workers' Union The Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU or T&G) was one of the largest general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland – where it was known as the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers' Union (ATGWU) to differentiate its ...

, and on the

General Council of the Trades Union Congress The General Council of the Trades Union Congress is an elected body which is responsible for carrying out the policies agreed at the annual British Trade Union Congresses (TUC). Organisation The council has 56 members, all of whom must be proposed ...

. Duffy grew up in

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

, and attended

St Mungo's Academy St Mungo's Academy is a Roman Catholic, co-educational, comprehensive, secondary school located in Gallowgate, Glasgow. The school was founded in 1858 by the Marist Brothers religious order. The debate team at St Mungo's were the first Scotti ...

. In 1947, he began working as a driver, and he joined the

Scottish Horse and Motormen's Association The Scottish Commercial Motormen's Union was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It merged with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1971. History The union was founded in 1898 as the Scottish Carters' Association. Hugh Lyon was appoint ...

. He gradually rose to prominence in the union, winning election to its executive council in 1960, and serving as the union's president from 1969. In 1971, the Scottish Motormen became part of the

(TGWU), and Duffy was elected to the TGWU's executive council. In 1988, he was elected as the chair of the TGWU, and that year he also won election to the

. In 1992, he stood down from the General Council, and instead won election to the

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of the Labour Party. He retired from all his posts in 1996.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duffy, Daniel 1929 births 2004 deaths Labour Party (UK) people Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress People educated at St Mungo's Academy Trade unionists from Glasgow Presidents of British trade unions