Alec Smith (trade unionist)
Alexander Smith (6 February 1930trade 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
- ^ a b "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