Frederick Hayday

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Sir Frederick Hayday, CBE (26 June 1912 – 26 February 1990) was a British trade unionist who served on many public bodies.

The son of

Member of Parliament, Frederick Hayday was born in Nottingham
. He joined the Labour Party at 16 years old.

He was elected District Organiser of his father's union, the

National Union of General and Municipal Workers,[1]
dealing with gas, iron ore, gypsum mining, road haulage, brick making, and public services and as a member of Regional and National Joint Industrial Councils for many industries, serving in some instances as secretary to the JIC.

During

Midlands
Aliens Tribunal and served as a member of Labour Supply Committee for the Chemical Industry, and on many wartime panels dealing with labour problems, military hardships’ committee, etc.

Soon after the war he was appointed by the Minister of Works to serve as member of the Brick Amenities Committee to investigate conditions in the brick industry and made visits to many brickworks in the UK and in Belgium and the Netherlands.

In December 1946, Hayday was appointed Industrial Officer of National Union of General and Municipal Workers and in 1950 he was elected to the Trades Union Congress General Council. In October 1960 he was appointed as a member of the Constitutional Commission for

Nuclear Safety
Advisory Committee and of the Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee. He led a team of European trade unionists to the United States to study radiation problems.

In September 1962, Hayday became Chairman of the TUC General Council. In December 1962 he was appointed as a part-time member of the

Arab countries) to investigate the trade union situation following the Six-Day War
.

Awards

In June 1963, Hayday was awarded the CBE for work as the National Industrial Officer of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers and as Chairman General Council of the Trades Union Congress.[2] In January 1968 he was knighted in the New Year Honours.[3]

References

  1. doi:10.3828/hsir.2021.42.2
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  2. ^ "Page 4802 | Supplement 43010, 31 May 1963 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Page 1 | Supplement 44740, 20 December 1968 | London Gazette | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk.
Trade union offices
Preceded by
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 National Industrial Officer of the
National Union of General and Municipal Workers

1946–1967 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Trades Union Congress
1963 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Trades Union Congress representative to the AFL-CIO
1959
With: Frank Cousins 		Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the ICFTU European Regional Organisation
1963–1969 		Organisation dissolved
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