Sammy Barr

The motion

That the Parliament notes with sadness the death of Sammy Barr, former shop steward at Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS) and member of his trades union, the GMB, and the Labour Party; marks the contribution and leadership that Sammy Barr showed alongside Jimmy Airlie, Sammy Gilmore, Jimmy Reid and others as leaders of the UCS work-in of 1971-72, in which the workers of the Clyde yards refused to accept the loss of their jobs and what they believed would be the decimation of shipbuilding on the River Clyde and damage to the communities of Clydeside, including Partick where Sammy Barr lived with his wife, Janet, had the government of the day’s plans proceeded; particularly notes also his Communist Party candidature for the UK Parliament in Glasgow Garscadden and the work that he went on to do as President of GMB retired members and in his local community, including his long association with the Glasgow Trades Council; acknowledges the debt of gratitude that it believes Clydeside and Scotland owe to Sammy Barr and his UCS comrades, which was acknowledged in the Parliament in 2011 with a debate on the 40th anniversary of the work-in; further considers that Sammy Barr's passing is a cause to celebrate the UCS and his life, which it believes continues to be an inspiration to working people around the world, and sends its condolences to all those who worked with him and knew him, particularly his wife, four children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

Lab 27 SNP 6

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S4M-02811 by reference.