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Sammy Gilmore was a shipyard electrician and trade union organiser known for being one of the leaders of the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders work-in in 1971.〔 ==Life== After serving his time as an electrician in the building trade, he moved to the shipyards in the 1950s and became active in the trade union. By the time of the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders crisis at the beginning of the 1970s, Gilmore had become one of the most respected shop stewards in Clyde shipbuilding, eventually becoming convenor. Gilmore joined Jimmy Reid, Sammy Barr, and Jimmy Airlie in planning and organising the campaign of industrial action which followed in 1971.〔 All four union leaders were members of the Communist Party at the time.〔 As a union leader, Gilmore was known for his skill in public speaking, good humour, and straight talking manner - reportedly telling the then Prime Minister Ted Heath to "cut the commercials".〔 A rebuke from a London journalist whose call went unanswered after hours was met with the sharp response - "Did no one tell you? Govan Shipbuilders go jogging on a Friday night." Gilmore was seen as instrumental in maintaining the public support and the morale of the workers during the UCS action.〔 He was articulate and reasoned in his dealings with both fellow workers and the media, encouraging Harold Wilson and Tony Benn to visit the shipyard.〔 Despite the portrayal of union leaders in the popular media at the time, Gilmore like his fellow union leaders, was intelligent and well educated, learning French, Latin, and Greek at school.〔 He married Margaret in 1964, and had a son and a daughter.〔〔 Gilmore retired from the shipyards in 1989.〔 He died after a long illness on 8 October 2011, on his 72nd birthday.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sammy Gilmore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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