Sidney Ford

Sidney Ford (29 August 1909–13 August 1983) was a British trade union leader.

Ford began working for the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) in 1925.^[1] He never worked as a miner, but became Secretary of COSA, the colliery officials and staffs section of the union. He was known for his loyalty to the Labour Party and his opposition to the union's left-wing.^[2]

The MFGB was refounded as the National Union of Mineworkers. Its President-Elect, Alwin Machen, died suddenly in the same month he was elected. A new presidential election was held, and Ford stood against Alex Moffat, a Scottish communist.^[2] He retired in 1971.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "[1]", Who Was Who
2. ^ ^{a b} Andrew Taylor, The NUM and British Politics: 1969-1995, p.25