About Alf Roberts
Lived 1910 – 1971 (aged 60–61). Alf Roberts was a British trade unionist.
Alfred Roberts (1910 – 19 September 1971) was a British trade unionist.
Born in Manchester, Roberts worked as a coach builder, and joined the National Union of Vehicle Builders (NUVB) in 1925. He worked for a while in Dublin, during which time he frequently attended the Irish Trades Union Congress and served on its Northern Ireland Committee. In 1942, he became secretary of the union's Sheffield branch, and was soon elected to its national executive. After becoming a full-time organiser for the NUVB's York and North-Eastern division in 1951, he was elected as assistant general secretary of the union, in 1953. However, he died in 1971, before the merger took place.
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Who was Alf Roberts?
British trade unionist
When was Alf Roberts born?
Alf Roberts was born in 1910.
When did Alf Roberts die?
Alf Roberts died on 19 September 1971.
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Alf Roberts was a trade unionist.
What nationality was Alf Roberts?
Alf Roberts was British.
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