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Constance Marie PattersonCBE (1 April 1934 – 27 November 2021) was a Britishtrade unionist.
Patterson attendedPendleton High School,Salford, andBedford College, London, before becoming active in theTransport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). She was appointed as the union's women's officer in 1963, when she was also elected to the general council of theTrades Union Congress (TUC), while in 1966 she was elected to the executive of theConfederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions (CSEU).[1]
In 1975, Patterson was thePresident of the Trades Union Congress, and she also filled the post in 1977, following the death ofDanny McGarvey. During the 1960s, she served on thePress Council, while, in the 1970s, she served on theEqual Opportunities Commission and the Central Arbitration Committee. She stood down from her trade union posts in 1984, but remained a member of the Hotel and Catering Training Board and the board ofRemploy, and joined the council of theLondon School of Economics. She was a member of several other boards through the 1990s, but stood down from the last of her public positions in 2005.[1] She was appointedOfficer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1973 andCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the1978 New Year Honours.
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | National Women's Officer of theTransport and General Workers' Union 1963 – 1985 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Women Workers member of theGeneral Council of the Trades Union Congress 1963 – 1985 With:Winifred Baddeley (1963 – 1968) Audrey Prime (1968 – 1977) Ada Maddocks (1977 – 1985) Gina Morgan,Muriel Turner andPat Turner (1981 – 1985) Olwyn Davies (1983 – 1985) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Trades Union Congress 1975 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Trades Union Congress 1977 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of theConfederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions 1977–1978 | Succeeded by |