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Immediate April 21 2009

Commenting on the death of Jack Jones earlier this evening, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

"Jack was a true giant of the labour movement - utterly dedicated to delivering respect and social justice for working people.

"He was a passionate internationalist showing raw courage on the battlefields of the Spanish Civil War. After his working life as a trade unionist, he became a champion for pensioners, holding ministers to account without fear or favour and urging governments to deliver dignity to the elderly.

"He always saw trade unionism not as a narrow interest group but as a force for social progress, with a partnership with a labour government - for all its stresses and strains - as the best way of achieving advance.

"His countless friends and admirers of every generation will lament his loss."

Press release (200 words) issued 21 Apr 2009