David Lambert (trade unionist)

David Arthur Charles Lambert (born 2 September 1933) is a retired British trade unionist.

Lambert grew up in Hitchin in Hertfordshire, where he attended the Hitchin Boys' School. On leaving school, he found work making hosiery for a large company, and joined the National Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers (NUHKW). From 1964, he worked full-time for the union, and he was elected as its general secretary in 1975.[1]

In 1982, Lambert changed roles to become the general president of the NUHKW. He led the union into a merger which formed the National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades (KFAT), and continued as general president of the new union until 1994.[1] In 1988, his description of the closure of the apparently viable Mansfield Knitwear Company -as like amputating the torso of the industry at a stroke- was referenced by Alan Meale in an adjournment debate where he criticised the dumping of cheap knitwear in the UK.[2]

In 1992, he also became the president of the International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation, retiring in 1996.[1]

Lambert was elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress in 1984 and served for ten years. He also served on the Employment Appeal Tribunal, retiring from this last post in 2004.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lambert, David Arthur Charles", Who's Who
  2. ↑ "Knitwear, Hosiery and Clothing Industry:HC Deb 04 November 1988". 4 November 1988. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
Trade union offices
Preceded by
Harold Gibson		 General Secretary of the National Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers
1975 – 1982		 Succeeded by
George Marshall
Preceded by
Harold Gibson		 General President of the National Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers
1982 – 1991		 Succeeded by
Position abolished
Preceded by
New position		 General President of the National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades
1991 – 1994		 Succeeded by
Helen McGrath
Preceded by
Charles P. McCarthy		 Chair of the General Federation of Trade Unions
1985 – 1987		 Succeeded by
James McChristie
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