Constance Marie Patterson CBE (1 April 1934 – 27 November 2021) was a British trade unionist.
Patterson attended Pendleton High School, Salford, and Bedford College, London, before becoming active in the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU).
[1] In 1975, Patterson was the President of the Trades Union Congress, and she also filled the post in 1977, following the death of Danny McGarvey.
She stood down from her trade union posts in 1984, but remained a member of the Hotel and Catering Training Board and the board of Remploy, and joined the council of the London School of Economics.
[1] She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1973 and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1978 New Year Honours.