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Jack Jones (1913 - 21 April 2009)

category international | worker & community struggles and protests | other press author Thursday April 23, 2009 01:03author by kbranno

Jack Jones passed away in his sleep on Tuesday night aged 96. Jones was a life long Union man, veteran of the Anti-Fascist war in Spain and descibed at one time in 1977 as 'the most powerful man in Britain' ahead of the then Prime Minister, James Callaghan.

No Pasaran!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8011514.stm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/2009/apr/22/union-lead...-dies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Jones_(trade_union_leader)

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sorry to hear
author by RogerCpublication date Thu Apr 23, 2009 09:21author address author phone

I know it is inevitable, however when these things happen one can only feel sad. My thoughts to his family.

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