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'''Paddy Lillis''' is a [[trade union]] leader from [[Northern Ireland]].
== Early life ==
Worked as a [[heavy goods vehicle]] driver at Abbey Meat Packers in [[Newtownabbey]] in the early 1980s, when he joined the [[Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers]] (USDAW). In 1989, he became a full-time area organiser for the union, then in 1999 was appointed as its divisional officer for South Wales and Western England.<ref name="wells">{{cite news|last1=Wells|first1=Liz|title=Usdaw elects new leader|url=https://www.talkingretail.com/news/people-moves/usdaw-elects-new-head-14-11-2017/|accessdate=21 February 2018|work=Talking Retail|agency=Independent Retail News|date=14 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="lezard">{{cite news|last1=Lezard|first1=Tim|title=Paddy Lillis elected unopposed as new Usdaw general secretary|url=https://www.union-news.co.uk/paddy-lillis-elected-unopposed-as-new-usdaw-general-secretary/|accessdate=21 February 2018|work=Union News|date=13 November 2017}}</ref>
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