About John Chalmers
Lived 1915 – 1983 (aged 68). John Chalmers was a trade unionist.
John Chalmers (16 May 1915 – 19 August 1983) was a Scottish trade unionist.
Life Born in Clydebank, Chalmers studied at the Clydebank Secondary School before working as a plater. He joined the Boilermakers Society, and became a full-time official in 1954. Long active in the Labour Party, he spent ten years on Clydebank Town Council.
Chalmers became assistant general secretary of the Boilermakers in 1961 and, Chalmers also served on the Central Arbitration Committee from 1976. In 1978, he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He stood down from his trade union posts in 1980, but served on the Press Council from 1978 until 1981.
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Scottish trade unionist
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John Chalmers was born on 16 May 1915.
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John Chalmers died on 19 August 1983.
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John Chalmers was a trade unionist.
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