Marie Patterson

Constance Marie Patterson CBE (born 1 April 1934) is a former British trade unionist.

Patterson attended Pendleton High School and Bedford College of the University of London before becoming active in the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). She was appointed as the union's women's officer in 1963, when she was also elected to the general council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), while in 1966 she was elected to the executive of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions (CSEU).[1]

In 1975, Patterson was the President of the Trades Union Congress, and she also filled the post in 1977, following the death of Danny McGarvey. During the 1960s, she served on the Press Council, while, in the 1970s, she served on the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Central Arbitration Committee. She stood down from her trade union posts in 1984, but remained a member of the Hotel and Catering Training Board and the board of Remploy, and joined the council of the London School of Economics. She was a member of several other boards through the 1990s, but stood down from the last of her public positions in 2005.[1] She was awarded a CBE in the 1978 New Year Honours.

References

  1. 1 2 "PATTERSON, (Constance) Marie (aka Mrs Barrie Devney)"
Trade union offices
Preceded by
Ellen McCullough
Chief Women's Officer of the Transport and General Workers' Union
1963 1985
Succeeded by
Margaret Prosser
Preceded by
Anne Godwin and Ellen McCullough
Women Workers member of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress
1963 1985
With: Winifred Baddeley (1963 1968)
Audrey Prime (1968 1977)
Ada Maddocks (1977 1985)
Gina Morgan, Muriel Turner and Pat Turner (1981 1985)
Olwyn Davies (1983 1985)
Succeeded by
Olwyn Davies, Ada Maddocks, Gina Morgan, Margaret Prosser, Muriel Turner and Pat Turner
Preceded by
Alfred Allen
President of the Trades Union Congress
1975
Succeeded by
Cyril Plant
Preceded by
Danny McGarvey
President of the Trades Union Congress
1977
Succeeded by
David Basnett
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