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Lincoln Evans
Sir Lincoln Evans (18 September 1889 – 3 August 1970) was a Welsh trade unionist. Born in Swansea, Evans left school at the age of twelve to work for a butcher,"Obituary: Sir Lincoln Evans", ''The Guardian'', 4 August 1970 moving to several other jobs before, age seventeen, finding a post at a tin plate works."Sir Lincoln Evans: trade union leader", ''The Times'', 5 August 1970 There, he joined the British Steel Smelters Association. This became part of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation (ISTC) and, in 1936, Evans was elected as its Assistant General Secretary. In 1945, Evans was elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), where he worked closely with Arthur Deakin, Will Lawther and Tom Williamson to form a right-wing group strongly opposed to Marxism. He also chaired the TUC's economic committee. He attended the World Trade Union Conference that same year. Evans was elected as General Secretary of the ISTC in 1946, and also took a place on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh People
The Welsh ( cy, Cymry) are an ethnic group native to Wales. "Welsh people" applies to those who were born in Wales ( cy, Cymru) and to those who have Welsh ancestry, perceiving themselves or being perceived as sharing a cultural heritage and shared ancestral origins. Wales is the third-largest Countries of the United Kingdom, country of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In the Acts of Union 1707, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland merged to become the Kingdom of Great Britain. The majority of people living in Wales are British nationality law, British citizens. In Wales, the Welsh language ( cy, Cymraeg) is protected by law. Welsh remains the predominant language in many parts of Wales, particularly in North Wales and parts of West Wales, though English is the predominant language in South Wales. The Welsh language is also taught in schools throughout Wales, and, even in regions of Wales in which Welsh people predominantly speak English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron And Steel Corporation Of Great Britain
The Iron and Steel Corporation of Great Britain was a nationalised industry, set up in 1949 by Clement Attlee's Labour government. The Iron & Steel Act 1949 took effect on 15 February 1951, the Corporation becoming the sole shareholder of 80 of the principal iron and steel companies (reduced from the 107 proposed in the first draft of the Bill). The model differed from previous nationalisations in that it was the share capital of the companies that was acquired, not their undertakings. The reason was that companies in the iron & steel industry had wide-ranging ancillary activities, from which the core business of iron & steel making could not easily be extracted. Firms whose chief activity consisted in the manufacture of motor vehicles were specifically excluded from the scheme. Companies not qualifying for acquisition were to require a licence if producing more than 5,000 tons of ore or other products. Some 2,000 iron & steel companies remained in business outside the nationalised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Harold Hutchinson
William Harold Hutchinson (25 April 1878''1939 England and Wales Register'' – 19 May 1965) was a British people, British trade unionist and Labour Party (UK), Labour Party activist. Educated to secondary school level, Hutchinson became active in the Amalgamated Society of Engineers (UK), Amalgamated Society of Engineers, and was first elected to its Executive Council in 1913. The following year, he was also elected to the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party, National Executive Committee of the Labour Party, becoming its chairman in 1920. He stood for the party in Bolton (UK Parliament constituency), Bolton at the 1924 United Kingdom general election, 1924 general election, but was not successful.HUTCHINSON, William H , ''Who Was Who'' Unusually for a trade union official, Hutchinson was a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Bullock (trade Unionist)
Herbert Lionel Bullock (1885 – September 1967) was a British trade unionist. Born in Bristol, Bullock began working at the age of eleven.Trades Union Congress, ''Report of the 1967 Annual Trades Union Congress'', p.436 He joined the National Union of Gas Workers and General Labourers early in life."The New Chairman", ''Labour'', vol.12, p.450 His union merged into the National Union of General and Municipal Workers (NUGMW), and in 1926, he began working for it full-time. In 1935, he was appointed as the NUGMW's National Industrial Officer, and this led, two years later, to a seat on the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Bullock devoted the remainder of his working life to the union, chairing the TUC's education and local government committees, serving for the International Labour Organization, and taking a particular interest in adult education. He also sat on the National Arbitration Tribunal Panel, and the Royal Commission on Taxation and Profits. Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Federation Of Labour
The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions eager to provide mutual support and disappointed in the Knights of Labor. Samuel Gompers was elected the full-time president at its founding convention and reelected every year, except one, until his death in 1924. He became the major spokesperson for the union movement. The A.F. of L. was the largest union grouping, even after the creation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) by unions that were expelled by the A.F. of L. in 1935. The Federation was founded and dominated by craft unions. especially the building trades. In the late 1930s craft affiliates expanded by organizing on an industrial union basis to meet the challenge from the CIO. The A.F. of L. and CIO competed bitterly in the late 1930s, but then cooperated during World War II and afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trades Union Congress
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is a national trade union centre A national trade union center (or national center or central) is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. In some regions, such a ..., a federation of trade unions in England and Wales, representing the majority of trade unions. There are 48 affiliated unions, with a total of about 5.5 million members. Frances O'Grady, Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway, Frances O'Grady became General Secretary of the TUC, General Secretary in 2013 and presented her resignation in 2022, with Paul Nowak (trade unionist), Paul Nowak becoming the next General Secretary in January 2023. Organisation The TUC's decision-making body is the Annual Congress, which takes place in September. Between congresses decisions are made by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress, General Council, which meets every two mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Owen (trade Unionist)
:''He should not be confused with Jack Owen (1887–1957) who was also a British trade unionist.''Compendium of Communist Biography Graham Stevenson, extracted 9 Nov 2016 Jack Owen (c.1890 – 22 October 1983) was a . Born in , Owen worked as a blastfurnaceman in a foundry for twenty-five years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambrose Callighan
Ambrose Callighan (12 April 1883 – 15 March 1955) was a British trade unionist. Callighan was born in Jarrow, County Durham. He worked in a foundry, joining the Cleveland Blastfurnacemen's Association. He also joined the Labour Party, and was elected to Jarrow Town Council in 1911.Trades Union Congress, "Obituary: Ambrose Callighan", ''Annual Report of the 1955 Trades Union Congress'', p.309 In 1913, Callighan served as chairman of the Cleveland Blastfurnacemen. In 1919, he moved to Cumberland to become full-time secretary of the Cumberland and Lancashire Blastfurnacemen's Association, and in 1921, he was elected to Cumberland County Council. The Cumberland and Lancashire Blastfurnacemen were affiliated to the National Union of Blastfurnacemen, Ore Miners, Coke Workers and Kindred Trades (NUB), and Callighan was elected as its president in 1939. Later in the year, the post of general secretary of the NUB became available, and Callighan was elected. In 1945, he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph O'Hagan
Joseph O'Hagan (18 March 1900 – 22 December 1978), often known as Joe O'Hagan, was a British trade union leader. Born in Workington, O'Hagan started work at the age of fourteen for the United Steel Companies,''AEU Monthly Journal'' (March 1969), pp.7-8 and immediately joined the National Federation of Blastfurnacemen, Ore Miners and Kindred Trades (NUB).''6th Constitutional Convention of the Canadian Labour Congress'', p.58 He was successful, becoming a blastfurnace keeper before he took up full-time union work in 1939. O'Hagan took on a succession of roles in the union, becoming General President in 1948, and then, in 1953, General Secretary, serving until his retirement in 1968. In 1958, he was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire. O'Hagan served on the Iron and Steel Industrial Training Board and the National Safety Committee, and was a delegate to the International Labour Conference. He was also elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Kean
William Kean (17 March 1871 – 5 January 1954) was a British trade unionist. Born in Sheffield, Kean became a cutler working in silver and a trade unionist. By his early twenties he was secretary of the small Sheffield-based Spoon and Fork Filers, Odd Workers and Stampers Society. From this position, he masterminded a merger of several small unions which formed the National Union of Gold, Silver and Allied Trades (NUGSAT), completed in 1911, and became its first secretary.Trades Union Congress, ''Report of Proceedings at the 86th Annual Trades Union Congress'' (1954), p. 319. In 1921, Kean was elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), remaining in place until 1945, and serving as President of the TUC in 1934/1935. In his spare time, Kean was a magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Council Of The TUC
The General Council of the Trades Union Congress is an elected body which is responsible for carrying out the policies agreed at the annual British Trade Union Congresses (TUC). Organisation The council has 56 members, all of whom must be proposed by one of the unions affiliated to the TUC. Unions with more members receive an automatic allocation of seats, in proportion to their membership. Smaller unions propose candidates for eleven elected seats. In addition, there are separately elected seats: four for women, three for black workers, at least one of whom must be a woman, and one each for young workers, workers with disabilities, and LGBT workers. The General Secretary also has a seat on the council.Trades Union Congress,General Council and TUC structure Some members of the council are further elected to serve on the smaller Executive Committee of the TUC. The President of the Trades Union Congress is also chosen by the General Council. Although the TUC has long had links w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Douglass
Harry Douglass, Baron Douglass of Cleveland (1 January 1902 – 5 April 1978) was a British trade unionist. Born in Middlesbrough, England, Douglass entered work at the age of 13, becoming a steel melter. He immediately joined the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation, and became a member of its executive council in 1933. Two years later, he was appointed as a full-time organiser for the union, then rose to become Assistant General Secretary in 1945 and finally General Secretary in 1953,Sir Harry Douglass,Manpower Utilisation, British Automation Conference 1965, Discussion Group A2 serving until 1967. He was also President of the International Metal Workers' Federation. Douglass also chaired the British Productivity Council, and served as the President of the Trades Union Congress in 1967. On retirement he was created a life peer on 22 September 1967, taking the title Baron Douglass of Cleveland, ''of Cleveland in the County of York''.''Dod's Parliamentary Companion ''Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
