James Young (1 October 1887 – 16 July 1975) was a Scottish trade unionist and politician.
He completed an apprenticeship as an engineer and draughtsman with Brown Brothers, working there until 1918, when he relocated to Glasgow.
[1] From 1932 until 1945, Young represented the AESD on the executive of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, and he served as its president in 1935/6 and 1944/5.
During World War II, he served on the Regional Production Board for Scotland, while in 1944 he was appointed to the Advisory Council of Education for Scotland and elected to the executive of the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions.
He stood down as general secretary of the union in 1952 to focus on his international post, relocating to London.