Alfred W. Burrows (1884 – 28 March 1966) was a British trade unionist.
Born in Leicester, Burrows began working for a local co-operative retailer, and joined the Amalgamated Union of Co-operative Employees. In 1921, this became part of the National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers (NUDAW), and Burrows became its full-time Midlands Divisional Officer; he served until 1936, when he replaced John Jagger as Organising Secretary.
In 1947, NUDAW merged with the Shop Assistants' Union to form the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW), and Burrows was appointed joint assistant general secretary, with Joe Hiscock. Later that year, general secretary Joseph Hallsworth stood down, and Burrows became acting general secretary, also taking Hallsworth's place on the General Council of the Trades Union Congress. He retired in 1949.
References
- ^ Trades Union Congress, "Obituary: A. W. Burrows", Annual Report of the 1966 Trades Union Congress, p.380
- "The Distributive Workers: union's new officials", Manchester Guardian, 28 December 1935
- "Unions amalgamated: NUDAW and the Shop Assistants", Manchester Guardian, 27 June 1946
| Trade union offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byNew position | Assistant General Secretary of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers 1947 With: Joe Hiscock |
Succeeded byJoe Hiscock |
| Preceded byJoseph Hallsworth | Food, Drink, etc. Group representative on the General Council of the TUC 1947 – 1949 |
Succeeded byAlan Birch |