Councillor Tudor O Morgan worked as a nurses at St David’s hospital in
He became chairman of the national unions NUCO Guild of Nurses in the late 1930's.
was secretary of his local Labour party ward and was a Cardiff City Councillor
He retired from the NHS after losing an arm in an accident in 1937
died 1949 aged 53
Frank McCarthy COHSE Regional Secretary stated "Will be remembered as one of the pioneers who worked tirelessly organising nurses and making them conscious of the value of trade unionism"
"His contribution to the building up of NUCO was an inspiration to others
"He did much work around the student nurses campaign in 1948
A web site dedicated to the study of The Confederation Of Health Service Employees (COHSE) and National Asylum Workers Union (NAWU), National Union of County Officers (NUCO)including the Guild of Nurses. The site also notes the positive role COHSE, NUPE & NALGO Nurses played in the formation of UNISON Nursing Sector, the premier nursing union