Harry Dubery
British labour movement activist
About Harry Dubery
Harry Dubery was a British labour movement activist.
Career Dubery worked as a postman and became active in the Fawcett Association. From 1911 until 1918, he was the editor of the union's journal, The Post. He was also prominent in the Independent Labour Party (ILP), serving on its National Administrative Committee as the representative for London. Within the ILP, he was part of a minority which supported the UK's involvement in World War I, although he opposed conscription. Despite this, he remained a prominent figure in the party throughout the war, and was one of its delegates to the Allied Socialist Conference held in London in 1917.
In 1917, Dubery became the full-time secretary of a new Federation of Post Office Supervising Trade Unions, and also general secretary of the Post Office Controlling Officers' Association.
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