Sammy Barr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Scottish trade unionist
Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1931
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 07-May-2012
Profession: trade unionist
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Sammy Barr
- Samuel Alexander Barr (20 December 1931 – 7 May 2012) was a British shipyard worker, trade unionist, and Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS) work-in veteran.
- Barr was an "inspiring speaker" and organiser who was a "widely respected shop steward" of the Boilermakers' Society at the time of the "historic work-in" at the UCS in 1971.
- Barr was credited with coming up with the idea for a work-in, which gained a lot of publicity and forced the UK Government into a reversal, saving 6,000 jobs at the shipyard.
- Barr was a lifelong friend to fellow UCS activists Jimmy Airlie and Sammy Gilmore.
- Throughout his life he displayed "considerable political commitment" to the right to work, and protection for the rights of young working people, and also particularly to the protection of the Clyde shipyards.Richard Leonard writes that "he was unquestionably one of the outstanding trade unionists of his generation, which was a generation of outstanding trade unionists".
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