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'''Robert Openshaw''' (1891 – 6 November 1962) was a [[British people|British]] [[trade unionist]]. |
'''Robert Openshaw''' (1891 – 6 November 1962) was a [[British people|British]] [[trade unionist]]. |
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Born in [[Bolton]], Openshaw was a keen cricketer, and once took all ten wickets in a Bolton Cricket League match. He moved to [[Crewe]] to find work, and became an engineer in the railway workshops there. He joined the [[Amalgamated Engineering Union (UK)|Amalgamated Engineering Union]] and in 1930 was one of the youngest members to be elected to the union's executive council.<ref name="obituary">"Mr R. Openshaw", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 8 November 1962</ref><ref>[[Trades Union Congress]], "Obituary: Robert Openshaw", ''Annual Report of the 1963 Trades Union Congress'', pp.303-304</ref> |
Born in [[Bolton]], Openshaw was a keen cricketer, and once took all ten wickets in a Bolton Cricket League match. He moved to [[Crewe]] to find work, and became an engineer in the railway workshops there. He joined the [[Amalgamated Engineering Union (UK)|Amalgamated Engineering Union]] and in 1930 was one of the youngest members to be elected to the union's executive council.<ref name="obituary">"Mr R. Openshaw", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 8 November 1962</ref><ref name="tuc">[[Trades Union Congress]], "Obituary: Robert Openshaw", ''Annual Report of the 1963 Trades Union Congress'', pp.303-304</ref> |
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Openshaw represented the AEU on the [[National Executive Committee]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] from 1940 to 1948,<ref name="tuc" /> and at the [[Trades Union Congress]] (TUC). He served as the TUC's representative to the [[American Federation of Labour]] in 1947, and was also elected to the [[General Council of the TUC]] in 1948.<ref name="obituary" /> |
Openshaw represented the AEU on the [[National Executive Committee]] of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] from 1940 to 1948,<ref name="tuc" /> and at the [[Trades Union Congress]] (TUC). He served as the TUC's representative to the [[American Federation of Labour]] in 1947, and was also elected to the [[General Council of the TUC]] in 1948.<ref name="obituary" /> |
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Revision as of 01:42, 9 September 2016
Robert Openshaw (1891 – 6 November 1962) was a British trade unionist.
Born in Bolton, Openshaw was a keen cricketer, and once took all ten wickets in a Bolton Cricket League match. He moved to Crewe to find work, and became an engineer in the railway workshops there. He joined the Amalgamated Engineering Union and in 1930 was one of the youngest members to be elected to the union's executive council.[1][2]
Openshaw represented the AEU on the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party from 1940 to 1948,[2] and at the Trades Union Congress (TUC). He served as the TUC's representative to the American Federation of Labour in 1947, and was also elected to the General Council of the TUC in 1948.[1]
In 1953, Openshaw was elected as the President of the AEU; he served until his retirement, three years later.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Mr R. Openshaw", The Guardian, 8 November 1962
- ^ a b Trades Union Congress, "Obituary: Robert Openshaw", Annual Report of the 1963 Trades Union Congress, pp.303-304