Middleton served as secretary of the Glasgow Trades Council from 1942 until 1949,[3] then in 1949 was elected as General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC), serving until 1963. In retirement, he chaired the Herring Industry Board and served as vice-chair of the Economic Planning Council for Scotland.[1]
george, middleton, trade, unionist, george, walker, middleton, april, 1898, august, 1971, scottish, trade, union, leader, middleton, grew, glasgow, attended, keppochhill, school, before, becoming, active, national, union, distributive, allied, workers, joined,. George Walker Middleton CBE 4 April 1898 8 August 1971 was a Scottish trade union leader Middleton grew up in Glasgow and attended Keppochhill School before becoming active in the National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers 1 He joined the Communist Party of Great Britain CPGB becoming the party s Glasgow District Organiser 2 and stood unsuccessfully in Glasgow St Rollox at the 1929 general election That year he was a key leader of the Glasgow Hunger March 3 Middleton served as secretary of the Glasgow Trades Council from 1942 until 1949 3 then in 1949 was elected as General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress STUC serving until 1963 In retirement he chaired the Herring Industry Board and served as vice chair of the Economic Planning Council for Scotland 1 In 1953 Middleton was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1 References edit a b c MIDDLETON George Walker Who Was Who Nigel West Mask MI5 s Penetration of the Communist Party of Great Britain p 10 a b Ian MacDougall Voices from Work and Home p 509 Trade union offices Preceded byArthur Brady Secretary of the Glasgow Trades and Labour Council1942 1949 Succeeded byJ C Hill Preceded byCharles Murdoch General Secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress1949 1963 Succeeded byJames Jack Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Middleton trade unionist amp oldid 1171156359, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
