Second President of the National Pensioners Convention
In office 2001–2005
Preceded by
Jack Jones
Succeeded by
Frank Cooper
2nd General Secretary of UNISON
In office 1996–2001
Preceded by
Alan Jinkinson
Succeeded by
Dave Prentis
General Secretary of the National Union of Public Employees
In office 1982–1993
Preceded by
Alan Fisher
Succeeded by
organisation abolished
President of the Trades Union Congress
In office 1992
General Secretary
Norman Willis
Preceded by
Alec Smith
Succeeded by
Alan Tuffin
Personal details
Born
(1945-04-06)6 April 1945 Hammersmith, London, England
Died
3 October 2017(2017-10-03) (aged 72) Camden, London, England
Spouses
Anne Hollis
(m. 1968, divorced)
Patricia Colpus
(m. 1973)
Children
4
Alma mater
Rutherford College of Technology
Occupation
Trade unionist
Rodney Kevan Bickerstaffe (6 April 1945 – 3 October 2017) was a British trade unionist. He was General Secretary of the National Union of Public Employees (1982–1993) and UNISON (1996–2001), Britain's largest trade union at the time. He later became president of the UK National Pensioners Convention (2001–2005).
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