Robert E. Scouller (died 1974) was a
Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
trade unionist.
Scouller worked as a clerk in
Greenock
Greenock (; sco, Greenock; gd, Grianaig, ) is a town and administrative centre in the Inverclyde council areas of Scotland, council area in Scotland, United Kingdom and a former burgh of barony, burgh within the Counties of Scotland, historic ...
. He became a socialist, inspired by ''
The New Age
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'' magazine. He joined the
National Union of Clerks
The Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff (APEX) was a British trade union which represented clerical and administrative employees.
History
The Clerks Union was formed in 1890 and later was renamed as the National ...
(NUC) in 1912, establishing a branch with his brother Edward, and
Edwin Muir. In 1915, Scouller was elected as the secretary of the NUC's Scottish Area Council, serving until 1919. While in office, he promoted the idea of national guilds, working with James Henry Lloyd to restructure the union on these lines. The restructure proved unsuccessful, and was soon abandoned.
Scouller became a
bailie
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in Glasgow, and a
deputy lieutenant of the county. He served as official report for the
Scottish Trades Union Congress
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The STUC is a separate organisation ...
, and from 1927 to 1930 served as an auditor of the
Trades Union Congress
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. In 1946, he was elected as full-time president of the NUC, serving until 1951. He then became a trustee of the union, and was awarded its Gold Badge.
Scouller died in 1974, at which time he was still serving as chair of his local branch of the union, by then known as the
Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff.
References
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Year of birth missing
1974 deaths
People from Greenock
Presidents of British trade unions
Scottish trade unionists
Deputy Lieutenants of Glasgow