John Cliff DL (7 March 1883 – 18 October 1977) was a tram conductor and motorman, and an active trade unionist.
He played a significant role in negotiations to improve pay and working conditions in the tram industry as well as the wider public transport sector.
He joined the Amalgamated Association of Tramway and Vehicle Workers and later became the chairman of its Leeds branch and a member of its national executive council.
Cliff was appointed the Secretary of its passenger services national trade group, representing workers in the public transport sector throughout the country.
[6] The commission's brief was to report on the health, efficiency and standard of living of workers in industrial undertakings and plantations in British India.
[8][9] From 1948, he continued as a member of the successor body, the London Transport Executive, where he served as deputy chairman, a post he held until his retirement in 1955.