John McKenzie (trade unionist)
John McKenzie (1885 – 1958) was a Scottish trade unionist.
McKenzie joined the National Union of Gasworkers and General Labourers, and from 1910 worked full-time for the union as a district organiser. In 1913, the union appointed him as its Scottish district secretary. He opposed the Red Clydeside movement, claiming that it was a conspiracy of craft unions, and that many people wished to work but were prevented from doing so by mass pickets.[1]
McKenzie retained the position when the union became part of the new National Union of General and Municipal Workers, finally retiring in 1946.[1]
References
- Clegg, H. A. (1964). General Union in a Changing Society. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. pp. 92–93, 215.
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| Preceded by New position |
Scottish District Secretary of the National Union of General and Municipal Workers 1924–1946 |
Succeeded by William McGinniss |
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