Arthur Howcroft

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Arthur Howcroft was a British trade union leader and passed away on (January 25th, 1976).

Howcroft worked as a manager in the Bolton cotton mills, and he joined the Bolton and District Managers' and Overlookers' Association. In 1949, he was elected as general secretary of the small union. The union was affiliated to the General Union of Loom Overlookers (GULO), and in 1963, he was elected as general secretary of GULO.[1][2]

While GULO was not a large organization, Howcroft became prominent through representing it on other bodies. From 1964, he served on the Management Committee of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU), and in 1971/72, he was chair of the GFTU.[2] He briefly served as secretary of the Northern Counties Textile Trades Federation.[3] Under his leadership, GULO formed the British Federation of Textile Technicians, to work more closely with other unions in the industry.[4]

Howcroft died early in 1976, still in office.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Marsh, Arthur; Ryan, Victoria; Smethurst, John B. (1994). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. Vol. 4. Farnham: Ashgate. pp. 20–21. ISBN 9780859679008.
  2. ^ a b c "Obituaries". GFTU Annual Report: A40. 1976.
  3. ^ "Unions to talk with Kearton over prices". The Guardian. 13 August 1970.
  4. ^ "Alliance of textile unions". The Guardian. 23 February 1971.
Trade union offices
Preceded by
J. E. Hosley
 General Secretary of the Bolton and District Managers' and Overlookers' Association
1949–1963 		Succeeded by
J. K. Brindle
Preceded by
Fred Titherington
 General Secretary of the General Union of Loom Overlookers
1963–1976 		Succeeded by
Harold Brown
Preceded by Chairman of the General Federation of Trade Unions
1971–1972 		Succeeded by
Ken Arnold
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