Scottish trade union activist, orator, politician and journalist
For other people named Jimmy Reid, see Jimmy Reid (disambiguation).
A sculpture depicting Jimmy Reid later in his career
James Reid (9 July 1932 – 10 August 2010) was a Scottish trade union activist, orator, politician and journalist born in Govan, Glasgow. His role as spokesman and one of the leaders in the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders work-in between June 1971 and October 1972 attracted international recognition. He later served as Rector of the University of Glasgow and subsequently became a journalist and broadcaster. Formerly a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, Reid was later a member of the Labour Party. He moved on to supporting the Scottish Socialist Party in the late 1990s, then joined the Scottish National Party in 2005 and gave his full support to the idea of Scottish independence.[1] He died in 2010 after a long illness.[1]
^ ab"Shipyard union leader Jimmy Reid dies – BBC News". BBC News. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
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