Thomas Jackson (9 April 1925 – 6 June 2003) was a British trade unionist and is best remembered as the General Secretary of the Union of Post Office Workers who led 200,000 members into a 47-day strike in 1971, the first national postal strike.
Upon his return, he became a postman, and later a sorter, during which time he became involved in the affairs of the Union of Post Office Workers.
He became a member of its executive council in 1955 and in 1964, was elected national officer.
In 1982, he divorced Burrow and married Kathleen Tognarelli in the same year, a marriage which produced another daughter.
He refused honours from Harold Wilson and later the offer of a peerage in James Callaghan's resignation list in 1979.