Tom Chambers (trade unionist)
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Tom Chambers was a British
trade unionist. His son was Fielding Reginald West
, Labour MP for Kensington and Hammersmith.
In 1896, Chambers was elected as the Secretary of the International Transport Workers Federation, serving until 1904. He was active in the Independent Labour Party
and was elected as the first General Secretary of the Workers' Union
in 1898. In 1909, he toured the ports of the United States with Havelock Wilson in order to increase trade union membership. He was then centrally involved in the seamen's strike of 1911.
Chambers also served as Treasurer of the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union, and of the National Alliance of Employers and Employed, and was active in the Navy League and the Seafarers Education Service.
British people
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trade unionist. His son was Fielding Reginald West
Fielding Reginald West
Fielding Reginald West was a British Labour Party politician.-Early life:West was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. Following elementary education at the age of 12, he initially worked in a coal mine before becoming a clerk in a Bradford textile factory. During the First World War he was a clerk in...
, Labour MP for Kensington and Hammersmith.
In 1896, Chambers was elected as the Secretary of the International Transport Workers Federation, serving until 1904. He was active in the Independent Labour Party
Independent Labour Party
The Independent Labour Party was a socialist political party in Britain established in 1893. The ILP was affiliated to the Labour Party from 1906 to 1932, when it voted to leave...
and was elected as the first General Secretary of the Workers' Union
Workers' Union
The Workers' Union was a trade union in the United Kingdom.Founded in 1898, in 1919 the Workers' Union joined the National Amalgamated Workers Union, a loose confederation with the Municipal Employees Association and the National Amalgamated Union of Labour, but this dissolved in 1922.Membership of...
in 1898. In 1909, he toured the ports of the United States with Havelock Wilson in order to increase trade union membership. He was then centrally involved in the seamen's strike of 1911.
Chambers also served as Treasurer of the National Sailors' and Firemen's Union, and of the National Alliance of Employers and Employed, and was active in the Navy League and the Seafarers Education Service.