Gordon S Carruthers

Gordon Evan Stuart Carruthers was born in Swansea. He obtained an apprenticeship as carpenter/joiner, joined a trade union as an apprentice and has since then been heavily involved in trade union activities and political activities contacted with his trade union activities. He has also been involved in many organisations on a voluntary basis.

As an apprentice, Gordon Carruthers became a shop steward and a branch officer for the Woodworkers union, the ASW. He was Picket Leader for South Wales in the 1972 Building Strike, after which he was supported by the membership to represent them at the National Delegation Conferences, 1972-1980, and also the Trades Union Congress (TUC) 1976-1980. He attended and spoke at Wales TUC, and at the Labour Party of Wales conferences on behalf of his trade union, Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT). He was a Regional Council Member and sat as a Member of Regional Council Committee of UCATT, as well as being Branch Secretary of Swansea 1st UCATT.

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