Crook Ted

September 19, 2008 admin C 0

Ted Crook

A member of AEU, Crook helped build union membership for the AEU in ship repair, He then went to London Transport Lifts and Escalators Department.

Ted Crook played a leading role in the wider organisation of unions in London Transport, for example during the walkout that swelled the ranks of the burgeoning general strike for the Pentonville Five.

The Secretary of the Sutton branch of the AEU, Crook died in his early 60s.

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