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British trade unionist (1930–2021)
Alexander Smith (6 February 1930
[1] – July 2021) was a
British
trade unionist .
Smith studied with the Clothing Institute in 1958, before becoming prominent in the
National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers (NUTGW).
[2] In 1974, he was elected Assistant Secretary of the union, then in 1979, he was elected as General Secretary.
[3]
[4]
In 1991, Smith led the union into a merger with the
GMB Union .
[5] He then became National Officer of the GMB, and served a term as
President of the Trades Union Congress .
[6] He died in 2021.
[4]
References
^ "Legislation". Official Journal of the European Communities Legislation . 33 . 1990.
^ Clothing Institute Journal , vol.24–25, p.40
^ Report from Affiliated Organisations: International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation World Congress (1979), p.210
^
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"General Council Report 2021: Obituaries" . Trades Union Congress. Retrieved 24 September 2021 .
^ Anne J. Kershen, Uniting the Tailors , p.xiv
^ Phoenix: The Journal of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation , No.18–23, p.82