Alf Roberts (trade unionist)

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Alfred Roberts (1910 – 19 September 1971) was a British trade unionist.

Born in Manchester, Roberts worked as a coach builder, and joined the National Union of Vehicle Builders (NUVB) in 1925. [1] He worked for a while in Dublin, during which time he frequently attended the Irish Trades Union Congress and served on its Northern Ireland Committee. [2] In 1942, he became secretary of the union's Sheffield branch, and was soon elected to its national executive. After becoming a full-time organiser for the NUVB's York and North-Eastern division in 1951, he was elected as assistant general secretary of the union, in 1953. [3] [1]

In 1962, Roberts was elected as general secretary of the union. His tenure was a difficult period for the union; he was known as a moderate figure and was able to maintain a membership of 85,000. [3] In 1967, he was also elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress. [1]

Roberts negotiated a merger between the NUVB and the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU); as part of the agreement, he was due to become an executive officer of the TGWU, ranking among its three leading figures. [4] However, he died in 1971, before the merger took place. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Obituary: Alfred Roberts", Report of 1972 Annual Trades Union Congress, p.311
  2. ↑ Irish Congress of Trade Unions, Fourteenth Annual Report, p.49
  3. 1 2 "Obituary: Mr Alfred Roberts", The Guardian , 24 September 1971
  4. ↑ "Car union men vote for merger", The Guardian , 15 December 1970
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Preceded by
F. S. Winchester
 General Secretary of the National Union of Vehicle Builders
1962–1971		Succeeded by
Granville Hawley
Preceded by President of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions
1965–1966		Succeeded by
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