Herbert Skinner (trade unionist)
J. Herbert Skinner (1863 or 1864 – 1934) was a British trade unionist.
Born in Tiverton in Devon, Skinner worked as a compositor and moved to Kingston-upon-Hull to work at a newspaper there. He became involved with the Typographical Association, and in 1894 became its full-time National Organiser. From this post, he was promoted to Assistant General Secretary, then in 1900 was elected as its General Secretary.[1]
During his time as General Secretary, Skinner devoted much effort to building links with other unions. He represented the Typographical Association to the Trades Union Congress (TUC), serving for a time on the General Council of the TUC,[1] and in 1908 being chosen as its delegate to the American Federation of Labour. He also served on the Joint Industrial Council and Printing and Kindred Trades Federation.[1]
Skinner resigned from his trade union posts around the start of 1933, due to poor health, and died eighteen months later.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Trades Union Congress, Report of the 1934 Trades Union Congress, p.213
| Trade union offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by A. Jones |
General Secretary of the Typographical Association 1900 – 1933 |
Succeeded by John Fletcher |
| Preceded by John Hodge and David Shackleton |
Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour 1908 With: John Wadsworth |
Succeeded by J. R. Clynes and Alfred Henry Gill |
| Preceded by New position |
Printing and Paper Group member of the General Council of the Trades Union Congress 1921 – 1933 |
Succeeded by George Isaacs |