Historical Directory of Trade Unions, Volume 5Despite widespread interest in the trade union movement and its history, it has never been easy to trace the development of individual unions, especially those now defunct, or where name changes or mergers have confused the trail. In this respect, the standard histories and industrial studies tend to stimulate curiosity rather than satisfy it. When was a union founded? When did it merge or dissolve itself, or simply disappear? What records survive and where can further details of its history be found? These are the kinds of question the Directory sets out to answer. Each entry is arranged according to a standard plan, as follows: name of union; foundation date: name changes (if any) and relevant dates. Any amalgamation or transfer of engagements. Cessation, winding up or disappearance, with date and reasons where appropriate and available; characteristics of: membership, leadership, policy, outstanding events, membership (numbers); and, sources of information: |
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affiliated Allied Workers Amalgamated Society ASSOCIATION Reg ASSOCIATION See Vol Bakers Society Belfast BENEFIT SOCIETY Birmingham Bolton Bookbinders BoT Reports branches Britain and Ireland BUILDING SOCIETY STAFF Carter certificate of independence Co-operative Managers Association Costermongers Devine dissolved DISTRICT Dublin Electrotypers existence Federal Union formation date Formed in 1890 FRIENDLY SOCIETY FRIENDLY SOCIETY Rules G.D.H. Cole Gas Workers Glasgow Hotel industry Insurance Workers Labourers Union Liverpool Victoria London Society MacDougall Manchester members in 1979 membership merged MoL Directories Municipal Employees Association name dated National Amalgamated Union National Association National Federation National Graphical Association National Society National Union NATSOPA Northern Typographical Union Operative Bakers organisation Protection Society registration was cancelled Road Salford Scottish secretary SIPTU Smethurst Society of Lithographic SOCIETY Reg SOGAT Source Street Trade Society TRADE UNION Reg transferred its engagements TURID Typographical Association TYPOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY union formed Union of Insurance Union Vol unregistered Warehousemen WCML Workers Union
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