Ken Gill

This article is about the trade unionist. For the Anglican bishop, see Ken Gill (bishop). For the rugby league footballer, see Ken Gill (rugby league).

Ken Gill (30 August 1927 – 23 May 2009[1]) was a British trade union leader. He was the General Secretary of the Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section (TASS), from 1974 to 1988, when it merged with ASTMS to form the Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union (MSF).[2] He was General Secretary of the MSF, 1988–1992, initially jointly with Clive Jenkins. A committed Communist, he was elected to the TUC General Council in 1974, and was a prominent figure in the militant industrial relations of the 1970s. From 1981 to 1987 he was a member of the Commission for Racial Equality.[3]

  1. ^ Reuters, 23 May 2009, Former trade union leader Ken Gill dies
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