Bert Papworth

[2] Papworth returned to civilian work at the end of the war, and joined the Labour Party and the National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers.

Leaders of the TGWU reluctantly agreed, but a significant minority of bus workers strongly opposed the agreement.

The following year, the Rank and File Movement led a campaign for a seven-hour working day and improved conditions of employment.

This spurred Papworth to join the CPGB, and he also spent a few months visiting Spain to observe the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War, speaking in their support when back in the UK.

[2] From the start of 1950, the TGWU banned CPGB members from holding offices in the union, so Papworth lost his official positions.