Bernard Swindell

Bernard Hopkinson Swindell (27 March 1901 – 23 July 1968) was a British

National Union of General and Municipal Workers

(NUGMW).

Swindell was born in

shop steward, then served on district committees, and in 1958 became the union's Lancashire District Secretary.^[1]^[2]

In 1962, Swindell was elected as national chairman of the NUGMW.

In his spare time, Swindell served as a

Rural District Council. He was also very interested in hospitals, serving on a regional board and as chair of his local hospital group.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Obituary: Mr Bernard Swindell". The Guardian. 24 July 1968.
^ "News in brief". Manchester Guardian. 25 September 1958.
^ "Union discusses the high cost of dying". The Guardian. 22 June 1962.
^ ^a ^b "Obituary: Bernard Swindell". Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress: 424. 1968.

Trade union offices
Preceded by Tom Eccles	Lancashire District Secretary of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers 1958–1966	Succeeded by Jack Eccles
Preceded by Jack Cooper	Chairman of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers 1962–1964	Succeeded by Charles Smith

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