William Stubbs (1835 or 1836 – 16 March 1914) was a British trade union leader.
[1] In 1872, the unions put in a claim for a 10% wage increase, which they stated would still leave them earning less than other workers in the industry had already received.
[1] In 1884, the Amalgamated Society of Silk Pickers was established, and Stubbs also became its secretary.
Yet all these unions remained very small, membership in 1892 ranging from 230 for the Pickers, down to 33 for the Spinners.
He supported the formation of the Leek Textile Federation that year, and was nominated as its secretary, but was defeated by Bromfield.