John McKenzie (trade unionist)
John McKenzie (1885 – 1958) was a Scottish trade unionist.
McKenzie joined the National Union of Gasworkers and General Labourers, and from 1910 worked full-time for the union as a district organiser. In 1913, the union appointed him as its Scottish district secretary. He opposed the Red Clydeside movement, claiming that it was a conspiracy of craft unions, and that many people wished to work but were prevented from doing so by mass pickets.[1]
McKenzie retained the position when the union became part of the new National Union of General and Municipal Workers, finally retiring in 1946.[1]
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- 1885 births
- 1958 deaths
- Scottish trade unionists