Patricia Turner OBE (14 May 1927 – 22 July 2000) was a

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. Turner studied at the

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before becoming a lecturer in industrial sociology. In 1969, she became a consultant for the Manpower and Productivity Service, then she was appointed as the Senior Industrial Relations officer of the Commission on Industrial Relations. In 1971, she became the National Woman Officer of the

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(GMWU), also joining the executive council of the

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(CSEU), and the Engineering Industry Training Board.Turner, Patricia
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'' From 1973, Turner served on the executive of the

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, and in 1976 she joined the

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. Around this time, she became National Industrial Officer of the GMWU, and in 1981, she was elected to the

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. That year, she was also made an

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. In 1982/83, she was President of the CSEU, from 1985 she served on the Equal Opportunities Commission and from 1987 on the

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. Turner retired from her trade union posts in 1989, but remained in several of her other posts, standing down from the last one in 1998.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Pat 1927 births 2000 deaths Alumni of the London School of Economics English trade unionists Members of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress Officers of the Order of the British Empire Women trade unionists