Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted January 18, 2015 Alternative tagline: "Hoffa" they can't refuse? Well anyway, I apologise if there's already a union thread. But I couldn't find one. Former NUT.............. sorry, former general secretary of NUT Fred Jarvis is still going at 90 and was given a CBE in the New Year's Honours list. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted January 18, 2015 Alternative tagline: "Hoffa" they can't refuse? Well anyway, I apologise if there's already a union thread. But I couldn't find one. Former NUT.............. sorry, former general secretary of NUT Fred Jarvis is still going at 90 and was given a CBE in the New Year's Honours list. So he's not dead yet; isn't that extra extra-curricular? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 10, 2015 Larry Scanlon of AFSCME, dies in car crash back in February but just being reported. SC http://m.afscme.org/blog/in-memoriam-larry-scanlon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 10, 2015 Larry Scanlon of AFSCME, dies in car crash back in February but just being reported. SC http://m.afscme.org/blog/in-memoriam-larry-scanlon I am genuinely shocked by that news. I knew Larry. This is devastating news. It comes nearly a year to the day since the death of Bob Crow.Fucking hell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted March 10, 2015 Former UAW (US car makers union) vice-president General Holiefield dies from pancreatic cancer at 61: http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/general-holifield-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/31705014 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted April 6, 2015 Victor Gotbaum: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/06/nyregion/victor-gotbaum-labor-leader-who-helped-save-new-york-from-bankruptcy-dies-at-93.html?_r=0 This guy was big in NY in the 1970s apparently. Why do they bother recording the cause of death for a 93-year-old though (unless it was like being hit by a bus or something) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 22, 2015 Retired former United Transportation Union (UTU) General Secretary & Treasurer Daniel E. Johnson III, 67, passed away early May 21, 2015, according to reports received by the SMART Transportation Division. Johnson, who retired in August 2007 and was living in Lincoln, Cal., had been battling a number of health issues. SC http://utu.org/2015/05/21/retired-former-utu-gst-dan-johnson-dies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,067 Posted June 21, 2015 Bill Sirs, former general secretary of the ISTC, 95. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11690208/Bill-Sirs-trade-unionist-obituary.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter I remember the coverage in the early 1980s regarding him, as my dad was in the steel industry at the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,941 Posted June 21, 2015 Surely political frailty or activists would have covered these buggers. The amount of pointless threads on this forum is becoming tiresome. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 29, 2015 Back to the United Transportation Union (UTU) we go.Retired former General Chairperson Robert E. Swert, 89, of Port Charlotte, Fla. and formerly of West Chester, Pa. died August 20, 2015, in Port Charlotte. After serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps, Swert hired out as a brakeman with the New York Central Railroad. Swert began his rail career as a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen (BRT), and later became a member of United Transportation Union (UTU) Local 2 in Toledo, Ohio. Later, Swert moved to the management side as director of labor relations and eventually retired as vice president of Conrail Labor Relations. Although Swert moved into management, he kept his union membership with the UTU and paid full dues up until his retirement.SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,067 Posted October 13, 2016 DDP pick and former trade union leader in New Zealand, Helen Kelly, reportedly dead from cancer aged 52. https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/former-union-boss-helen-kelly-dies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted November 17, 2016 Mark Sertwotka, general secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union, is in rather urgent need of a heart transplant. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted January 24, 2017 "Battling" Betty Tebbs, fighter for workers' rights since 1932, dead at 98: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/farewell-battling-betty-tebbs-who-9684963 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 861 Posted January 24, 2017 in "Battling" Betty Tebbs, fighter for workers' rights since 1932, dead at 98: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/farewell-battling-betty-tebbs-who-9684963 If anybody deserved to make it to 100, it should have been (BATTLING BETTY), in my book. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,067 Posted January 25, 2017 Margaret Wall, Baroness Wall of New Barnet, trade unionist and Labour peer, is listed as deceased on the Parliamentary website. http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/lords/deceased-lords/ Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Wall,_Baroness_Wall_of_New_Barnet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,418 Posted February 20, 2017 Bob White, a prominent Canadian trade unionist, founder of the Canadian Auto Workers Union and President of the Canadian Labour Congress (1992-1999), has died aged 81. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 3, 2017 Henry L. “Hank” Lacayo, a union leader with strong ties to political and business leaders across California and the nation, has died. The 85-year-old rose to prominence organizing aircraft workers for the United Auto Workers in the early 1950s. After leading the UAW’s western regional office, he moved to UAW national headquarters in Detroit in the 1970s where he was a member of the union’s executive team. After his retirement in 1986, he opened H.L. & Associates, a consulting firm that advised a number of clients including Verizon, Southern California Edison and SoCal Gas, on a variety of public policy issues. His Newbury Park home was a testament to his powerful influence, with walls lined with photos of him with presidents, CEOs and world leaders. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted July 8, 2017 Lech Walesa has heart trouble: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/08/polish-president-lech-walesa-hospital-solidarity Edit: Hm, I think I'm not the first to post this, sorry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted July 17, 2017 On 09/07/2017 at 06:04, gcreptile said: Lech Walesa has heart trouble: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/08/polish-president-lech-walesa-hospital-solidarity Edit: Hm, I think I'm not the first to post this, sorry. Lech Walesa is out of hospital: http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/315954,ExSolidarity-leader-Walesa-returns-home-from-hospital Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,418 Posted July 19, 2017 Mary Turner, GMB Union President (since 1997) and member of the Labour Party Executive, has died.Guardian, Independent, Evening Standard, Mirror, Telegraph all have obituaries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted July 19, 2017 Damn, suggested by me last Summer, but then forgotten. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,067 Posted October 3, 2017 Former secretary general of NUPE/UNISON Rodney Bickerstaffe dead aged 72. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/oct/03/former-union-chief-rodney-bickerstaffe-dies-unison Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Bickerstaffe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted October 3, 2017 5 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Former secretary general of NUPE/UNISON Rodney Bickerstaffe dead aged 72. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/oct/03/former-union-chief-rodney-bickerstaffe-dies-unison Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Bickerstaffe The most Trade Unionist Trade Union leader's name ever! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,067 Posted October 15, 2017 Former Secretary General of Equity Peter Plouviez has died aged 86. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-uk/obituary.aspx?n=peter-plouviez&pid=186958351 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Plouviez 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,067 Posted October 31, 2017 Derek "Red Robbo" Robinson dies aged 90. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-41820070 DDP Pick. Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Robinson_(trade_unionist) Edit: Mirror Obit: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/union-firebrand-dubbed-red-robbo-11442329 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
