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'''Michael John''' (29 November 1903 &ndash; 3 August 1977) was an Indian trade unionist and politician from [[Tamil Nadu]].<br />
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Born in the [[Vepery]] area of [[Chennai]], John was educated at Doveton College, then worked in industry in [[Jamshedpur]]. In 1928, he led a strike at the Tinplate Company, working closely with [[Subhash Chandra Bose]].<ref name="obituary">{{cite news |title=Michael John is dead |work=Times of India |date=4 August 1977}}</ref> He continued his trade union activities, and was imprisoned for them in 1941, and then in 1942 was imprisoned for participating in the [[Quit India Movement]], remaining in prison until 1945. On release, he was elected to the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="whowaswho">{{cite book |title=Eminent Indians Who Was Who, 1900-1980 |date=1985 |publisher=Durga Das |pages=198&ndash;199}}</ref><br />
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John served as president of several unions in [[Bihar]], [[Bengal]] and [[Orissa]].<ref name="obituary" /> From 1948, he served as president of the Bihar unit of the [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]] (INTUC).<ref name="whowaswho" /> From 1952 to 1953, and again from 1960 to 1962, he served as overall president of INTUC. He was also president of the [[Indian National Metalworkers' Federation]] and the [[Indian National Mineworkers' Federation]].<ref name="union">{{cite news |title=Michael John |work=International Trade Union News |date=1 September 1977}}</ref><br />
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John served on the [[All India Congress Committee]] for many years, and he was active in the [[ICFTU Asia and Pacific Regional Organisation]].<ref name="union" /> From 1957 to 1962, he represented Bihar in the [[Rajya Sabha]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Directory and Year Book |date=1971 |publisher=Times of India |page=793}}</ref> He also helped [[Rajendra Prasad]] write his autobiography.<ref name="whowaswho" /> In 1971, two bombs were thrown at John's car, but he was unharmed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Attempt on life of INTUC leader |work=Times of India |date=10 May 1971}}</ref> He died in 1977, following a lengthy illness.<ref name="obituary" /><br />
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{{succession box|title=President of the Tata Workers' Union|years=1947&ndash;1977|before=[[Abdul Bari (professor)|Abdul Bari]]|after=V. G. Gopal}}<br />
{{succession box|title=President of the [[Indian National Trade Union Congress]]|years=1952&ndash;1953|before=[[Khandubhai Kasanji Desai]]|after=[[S. R. Vasavada]]}}<br />
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{{succession box|title=President of the [[Indian National Mineworkers' Federation]]|years=1952&ndash;c.1974|before=''Union founded''|after=Kanti Mehta}}<br />
{{succession box|title=President of the [[Indian National Metal Workers' Federation]]|years=1959&ndash;1977|before=''Union founded''|after=V. G. Gopal}}<br />
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