Syd Tierney

Sydney Tierney was a British Labour Party politician and former President of the Union of Shop, Distributive and [Allied Workers].

Union career

Tierney joined one of the forerunners of USDAW in 1938 whilst working as a milkman in Rotherham. In 1953 he was appointed a collector/canvasser based in Sheffield, 4 years later becoming an area organiser for the Midlands division, based in Leicester.
In 1977 he was elected USDAW President and after losing his parliamentary seat returned to work as a national officer for USDAW with responsibilities for SATA membership and the insurance section.

Labour Party

Tierney was Member of [Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament] for the marginal Birmingham Yardley seat from February 1974 [United Kingdom general election|February 1974] until his defeat at 1979 general election by the Conservative David [Gilroy Bevan].
He also served as a councillor and Labour NEC member and chaired the party for a year.