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Lou Lewis (died 11 January 2010, aged 71) was trade unionist in London.
Lewis was born in Liverpool and joined the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers (ASW) at the start of his carpentery apprenticeship.
He was the union convener at the Barbican site in central London, where he led several so-called wildcat disputes and a lengthy strike in 1967. He was organiser of the London Joint SItes Committee which brought together building workers across London.
Lewis was a founder member Building Workers’ Charter movement which was active in opposing the Lump Labour Scheme.
Later, the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers (ASW) joined the AUBTW to form the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers, Painters and Builders (ASWPB), and in December 1971, the name was changed to the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT). Lewis became UCATT Regional Secretary for the London South East Region, and he was a member of the Communist Party's Executive Committee (during the 70s and onwards).