Joseph O'Hagan
Joseph O'Hagan (18 March 1900 – 22 December 1978), often known as Joe O'Hagan, was a British trade union leader.
Born in Workington, O'Hagan started work at the age of fourteen for the United Steel Companies,[1] and immediately joined the National Federation of Blastfurnacemen, Ore Miners and Kindred Trades (NUB).[1][2] He was successful, becoming a blastfurnace keeper before he took up full-time union work in 1939.[3]
O'Hagan took on a succession of roles in the union, becoming General President in 1948,[2] and then, in 1953, General Secretary,[2] serving until his retirement in 1968.[1] In 1958, he was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire.[2]
O'Hagan served on the Iron and Steel Industrial Training Board and the National Safety Committee, and was a delegate to the International Labour Conference.[2] He was also elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in 1954,[1] and served as the President of the TUC in 1966.[4]
After leaving his union duties, O'Hagan served as a director of British Steel Corporation's General Steels section until his final retirement in 1971.[5]
References
- AEU Monthly Journal (March 1969), pp.7-8
- 6th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress, p.58
- The British Steelmaker, Vol.37, p.24
- "Details of Past Congresses Archived 2012-09-30 at the Wayback Machine", Trades Union Congress
- Metal Construction and British Welding Journal, Vol.3, No.2, p.296
| Trade union offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Harry France |
General President of the National Union of Blastfurnacemen 1948–1953 |
Succeeded by Thomas Walsh |
| Preceded by Jack Owen |
General Secretary of the National Union of Blastfurnacemen 1953–1968 |
Succeeded by James Barry |
| Preceded by Lincoln Evans and Jack Owen |
Iron, Steel and Minor Metal Trades representative on the General Council of the TUC 1953 – 1966 With: Harry Douglass |
Succeeded by Harry Douglass |
| Preceded by Harold Collison |
President of the Trades Union Congress 1966 |
Succeeded by Harry Douglass |
| Preceded by Jim Campbell and Tom Eccles |
Trades Union Congress representative to the AFL-CIO 1959 With: Wilfred Beard |
Succeeded by Frank Cousins and Frederick Hayday |