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Apr 09, 1925 Died on 06 Jun 2003 (aged 78)
British trade unionist
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- Thomas Jackson (9 April 1925 – 6 June 2003) was a British trade unionist and is best remembered as the General Secretary of the Union of Post Office Workers who led 200,000 members into a 47-day strike in 1971, the first national postal strike. Jackson was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
- Aged 14 he began work for the GPO as a telegraph boy.
- He spent three years (1943–46) on wartime service in the Royal Navy.
- Upon his return he became a postman, and later a sorter, during which time he became involved in the affairs of the Union of Post Office Workers.
- He became a member of its executive council in 1955 and in 1964 was elected national officer.
- In 1967, he became General Secretary, a role he held until 1982.
- He was instantly recognisable to the public for his luxuriant handlebar moustache.
