William Simpson (trade unionist)

Sir William James Simpson (20 May 1920 – November 2001), often known as Bill Simpson, was a Scottish trade unionist and political activist.

Becoming active in the Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers (NUFW), he was elected to its council in 1955.

[1] At the start of 1968, the NUFW merged with the Amalgamated Engineering Union, to form the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers.

Simpson was appointed as General Secretary of its foundry section, serving until 1975.

[1] Simpson had a keen interest in health and safety at work, in part because he had to take a year off to recover from a serious accident.