Moses Sclare
Ukrainian trade union leader in the UK
About Moses Sclare
Lived 1867 – 1949 (aged 82).
Moses Sclare (29 July 1867 – 8 September 1949) was a Ukrainian trade union leader, active in the United Kingdom.
Born to a Jewish family in Kropyvnytskyi in Ukraine, Sclare completed an apprenticeship as an engineer. While there, he met a group of engineers from Scotland who were working on a Russian government contract, and they persuaded him to emigrate to Glasgow. Sclare arrived in 1889, and soon found work as a marine engineer. He joined the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, and soon served as secretary and then president of his branch.
Due to his socialist views and trade union activity, in 1906 Sclare was asked to become secretary of the Leeds Jewish Tailors', Machinists' and Pressers' Union. The previous secretary, Sam Freedman, had been sacked for stealing union funds, and the union was short of money. Within his first year, Sclare almost doubled membership to 900.
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Who was Moses Sclare?
Ukrainian trade union leader in the UK
When was Moses Sclare born?
Moses Sclare was born on 29 July 1867 in Kropyvnytskyi.
When did Moses Sclare die?
Moses Sclare died on 8 September 1949.
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