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- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) abstract "Robert Willis (1904 – 20 September 1982), sometimes known as Bob Willis, was a British trade unionist.Willis worked as a printer, then as a compositor with Reynolds News, and joined the London Society of Compositors in 1930. A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain in his youth, he left in the early 1930s, describing it as an \"intellectual straitjacket\". In 1938, he was elected as the Secretary of the London Trades Council, then in 1945, he became the general secretary of his union. He was elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress in 1947, serving until 1965, and became the President of the Trades Union Congress in 1959. From 1952, he also served as Chairman of the London Trades Council.Under Willis' leadership, the London Society of Compositors merged with the Printing Machine Managers' Trade Society to form the \"London Typographical Society\". He became known as a strong speaker with forceful views. In 1964, Willis led the Compositors into a merger with the Typographical Association to form the National Graphical Association, of which he served as joint general secretary until 1969. He took a leave of absence from 1965 to 1967 to serve on the National Board for Prices and Incomes.".
- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) birthDate "1904".
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- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) deathDate "1982-09-20".
- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) deathYear "1982".
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- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Robert Willis (trade unionist)".
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- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) dateOfBirth "1904".
- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) dateOfDeath "1982-09-20".
- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) name "Willis, Robert".
- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) shortDescription "BRitish trade unionist".
- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) title President_of_the_Trades_Union_Congress.
- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) title "General Secretary of the London Society of Compositors".
- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) title "General Secretary of the National Graphical Association".
- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) title "Secretary of the London Trades Council".
- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) title "with John Bonfield".
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- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) years "1938".
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- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) years "1959".
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- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) comment "Robert Willis (1904 – 20 September 1982), sometimes known as Bob Willis, was a British trade unionist.Willis worked as a printer, then as a compositor with Reynolds News, and joined the London Society of Compositors in 1930. A member of the Communist Party of Great Britain in his youth, he left in the early 1930s, describing it as an \"intellectual straitjacket\". In 1938, he was elected as the Secretary of the London Trades Council, then in 1945, he became the general secretary of his union.".
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- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) givenName "Robert".
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- Robert_Willis_(trade_unionist) name "Robert Willis".
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