Jack Stanley
British trade union leader
About Jack Stanley
Lived 1885 – 1957 (aged 71–72). Jack Stanley was a British.
Jack Stanley (1885 – 2 April 1957) was a British trade union leader.
Born in Liverpool, Stanley grew up in Salford. He worked in a foundry and joined the United Society of Boilermakers and Iron and Steel Shipbuilders. In 1922, he transferred to the British Iron, Steel and Kindred Trades Association (BISAKTA), and was elected as secretary of its Manchester branch the following year.
Within BISAKTA, steel erectors felt that they should have a distinct section. Stanley worked with George House to form this, the Constructional Engineering Union, and became its full-time Northern organiser. and published Socialist Outlook, a newspaper associated with Gerry Healy. Under his leadership, the union affiliated to the Movement for Colonial Freedom.
Stanley announced that he would retire in May 1957, but he died before he was able to do so.
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Who was Jack Stanley?
British trade union leader
When was Jack Stanley born?
Jack Stanley was born in 1885.
When did Jack Stanley die?
Jack Stanley died on 2 April 1957.
What nationality was Jack Stanley?
Jack Stanley was British.
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