Researching Dick Pickering
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10805 people with the Pickering surname? In that year Pickering was ranked number 381 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dick means "form of RICHARD - strong like a ruler, powerful" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Dick Pickering on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dick Pickering and the Pickering Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 13324 people with the Pickering surname in the UK? Pickering is now ranked number 431 for popularity in the UK. |
Pickering Genealogy Databases
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Dick Pickering
Richard Pickering (22 September 1942 – 10 October 1996) was a British trade union leader.
Born in Manchester, Pickering became active in the local Labour Party and in the National Union of General and Municipal Workers. He began working for Manchester City Council in 1967, and soon became shop steward for the city's refuse workers, then later was elected as secretary of the union's Manchester branch. In 1982, he became the chair of the union's executive, and he was subsequently also elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
In 1987, Pickering resigned as chair of the union, by then known as the GMB, in protest at increases in membership fees and reductions in shop stewards' commission for collecting these dues. In a surprise move, he stood for the post again when a new election was held but was defeated by Olga Mean, and only won the post back in 1992. This post, which was subsequently renamed "president" of the union, brought him prominence in the trade union movement; he chaired a TUC investigation into repetitive strain injury, and he also represented the TUC to the European Economic and Social Committee.
Pickering devoted much of his spare time to supporting the Anti-Apartheid Movement, and Nelson Mandela recognized his support when the two met in 1993. Pickering also enjoyed playing and watching cricket. He died of a heart attack in 1996, shortly before he was due to become President of the TUC.
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