Russell Tuck
Russell Tuck was a British trade unionist, who served as second-in-command of one of the country's largest unions, and also sat on the executive of the Labour Party.
Tuck began working on the railways at the age of seventeen, and was long based in the signalbox at Rhondda Cutting, near Pontypridd. He joined the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR), and in his spare time studied economics and politics. Two of the other local signalbox operators: Joe Champion and D. T. Jones, were also very involved in NUR matters, and both later became Labour Party parliamentarians.[1]
In 1970, Tuck was elected as an assistant general secretary of the NUR, and in 1975 he was promoted to become Senior Assistant General Secretary. From then until his retirement, in 1983, he also represented the union on the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party.[1]
References
- Bagwell, Philip S. (1982). The Railwaymen. 2. London: George Allen & Unwin. pp. 94–95. ISBN 0043310842.
| Trade union offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sid Weighell |
Assistant General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen 1970–1974 With: Frank Cannon |
Succeeded by Frank Cannon and Charles Turnock |
| Preceded by Sid Weighell |
Senior Assistant General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen 1975–1983 |
Succeeded by Charles Turnock |