O'Hagan took on a succession of roles in the union, becoming General President in 1948,[2] and then, in 1953, General Secretary,[2] serving until his retirement in 1968.[1] In 1958, he was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire.[2]
After leaving his union duties, O'Hagan served as a director of British Steel Corporation's General Steels section until his final retirement in 1971.[5]
joseph, hagan, provisional, member, hagan, irish, american, jesuit, joseph, hagan, march, 1900, december, 1978, often, known, hagan, british, trade, union, leader, born, workington, hagan, started, work, fourteen, united, steel, companies, immediately, joined,. For the Provisional IRA member see Joe B O Hagan For the Irish American Jesuit see Joseph B O Hagan Joseph O Hagan 18 March 1900 22 December 1978 often known as Joe O Hagan was a British trade union leader Born in Workington O Hagan started work at the age of fourteen for the United Steel Companies 1 and immediately joined the National Federation of Blastfurnacemen Ore Miners and Kindred Trades NUB 1 2 He was successful becoming a blastfurnace keeper before he took up full time union work in 1939 3 O Hagan took on a succession of roles in the union becoming General President in 1948 2 and then in 1953 General Secretary 2 serving until his retirement in 1968 1 In 1958 he was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire 2 O Hagan served on the Iron and Steel Industrial Training Board and the National Safety Committee and was a delegate to the International Labour Conference 2 He was also elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress TUC in 1954 1 and served as the President of the TUC in 1966 4 After leaving his union duties O Hagan served as a director of British Steel Corporation s General Steels section until his final retirement in 1971 5 References edit a b c d AEU Monthly Journal March 1969 pp 7 8 a b c d e 6th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress p 58 The British Steelmaker Vol 37 p 24 Details of Past Congresses Archived 2012 09 30 at the Wayback Machine Trades Union Congress Metal Construction and British Welding Journal Vol 3 No 2 p 296 Trade union officesPreceded byHarry France General President of the National Union of Blastfurnacemen1948 1953 Succeeded byThomas WalshPreceded byJack Owen General Secretary of the National Union of Blastfurnacemen1953 1968 Succeeded byJames BarryPreceded byLincoln Evans and Jack Owen Iron Steel and Minor Metal Trades representative on the General Council of the TUC1953 1966 With Harry Douglass Succeeded byHarry DouglassPreceded byHarold Collison President of the Trades Union Congress1966 Succeeded byHarry DouglassPreceded byJim Campbell and Tom Eccles Trades Union Congress representative to the AFL CIO1959 With Wilfred Beard Succeeded byFrank Cousins and Frederick Hayday Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph O 27Hagan amp oldid 1128578661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
