Arthur Deakin was a prominent British trade unionist who was acting general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union from 1940 and then general secretary from 1945 to 1955. Deakin was born in Warwickshire in 1890 but began his working life in a South Wales steel plant. He became an active trade unionist during the First World War and a full-time official in 1919. In 1932, he became national secretary of one of the four trade groups within the TGWU and in 1940 he effectively took over the position of general secretary, following the appointment of Ernest Bevin as a cabinet minister. Deakin's period as general secretary was marked by a consolidation of the powers of executive, occasional serious outbreaks of unofficial strike action among union members and a fierce anti-communist line. He died in office in 1955 and was succeeded by Jock Tiffin. A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers... The Transport and General Workers Union, also known as the TGWU and the T&G, is one of the largest general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland - where it is known as the Amalgamated TGWU - with 900,000 members (and was once the largest trade union in the... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Warwickshire (pronounced worrickshur or worricksheer) is a landlocked county in central England. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the East and South, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the North and West. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Rt Hon Ernest Bevin Ernest Bevin (March 9, 1881 - April 14, 1951), British labour leader and politician, was born in a small village in Somerset, England. ... Arthur Ernest Tiffin (1896-27 December 1955), commonly known as Jock Tiffin, was the third General Secretary of the British Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU). ...

The Rt Hon Ernest Bevin Ernest Bevin (March 9, 1881 - April 14, 1951), British labour leader and politician, was born in a small village in Somerset, England. ... The Transport and General Workers Union, also known as the TGWU and the T&G, is one of the largest general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland - where it is known as the Amalgamated TGWU - with 900,000 members (and was once the largest trade union in the... Arthur Ernest Tiffin (1896-27 December 1955), commonly known as Jock Tiffin, was the third General Secretary of the British Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU). ...