Alexander Smith (6 February 1930 – 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).Clothing Institute Journal, vol.24–25, p.40 In 1974, he was elected Assistant Secretary of the union, then in 1979, he was elected as General Secretary.Report from Affiliated Organisations: International Textile, Garment and Leather Workers' Federation World Congress (1979), p.210
In 1991, Smith led the union into a merger with the GMB Union.Anne J. Kershen, Uniting the Tailors, p.xiv He then became National Officer of the GMB, and served a term as President of the Trades Union Congress.Phoenix: The Journal of the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation, No.18–23, p.82 He died in 2021.
References