Tributes for Heathrow union hero Fred Gore

But it was in his role as a shop steward for the Electrician's Trade Union during the rollercoaster negotiations of the 1960s and 1970s that the Stanwell man gained notoriety.

As industrial relations broke down across the country, the situation at Heathrow proved no different.

Fred's first memorable stand was leading a six-week strike by the electricians in 1961, which grounded the airline.

A few years later, Fred was involved in the infamous 1969 General Aviation Services strike that saw the airport shut down and BAA order injunctions on its own workforce.

On retirement in 1983, Fred managed an unemployment centre in Hounslow and became a Labour councillor in Spelthorne Borough.

He recently moved from Long Lane, Stanwell, to the Goring-By-Sea in West Sussex, where he died suddenly two weeks ago.

Mr Gore is survived by wife of 60 years Jean, five children, 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.