Arthur Geoffrey Collings (6 June 1913 – 1996)''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007'' was a British trade unionist and political activist. Collings was educated at the

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and

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, becoming an industrial chemist. He found work with London Transport, and joined the

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(RCA). In 1929, he joined the Labour Party, and in 1932 he was a founder member of the Socialist League. He represented the Labour Party on Esher

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for some years. The RCA became the

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(TSSA), and Collings was elected to its executive committee in 1945, serving until 1951. On the executive, he argued in favour of equal pay and opportunities for women and black workers. He represented the union on the London Trades Council, and from 1948 to 1949, he served as the trades council's chair. He also represented the union on the executive of the National Federation of Professional Workers. From 1946, he was a member of the Labour Research Department's executive, serving as vice-chair in 1948/49. At the

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and 1951 general elections, Collings stood in Pudsey, taking second place on each occasion.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Collings, Geoffrey 1913 births 1996 deaths Date of death missing Alumni of Birkbeck, University of London Councillors in Surrey English trade unionists Labour Party (UK) councillors Labour Party (UK) parliamentary candidates People educated at the Stationers' Company's School