Charles Lovell (trade unionist)

Charles Lovell (1923 – 13 October 2014) was a

trade unionist

.

Born in

Swan Hunter Shipyard, but returned to plumbing immediately after World War II.^[1]

Lovell joined the

Electrical Trades Union, becoming National Officer of the new Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union. In this role, he created a national pension scheme for plumbers, and championed more flexible apprenticeships, which could be completed under a variety of employers.^[1]

Lovell retired in 1987,

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ivor Williams, "Charles Lovell obituary", The Guardian, 19 November 2014
^ John Lloyd, Light and Liberty: the history of the EETPU, p.670

Trade union offices
Preceded by Hugh Kelly	General Secretary of the Plumbing Trades Union 1968	Position abolished
New post	National Officer of the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union 1968 – 1987	Succeeded by Bill Gannon

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