National Amalgamated Union of Enginemen, Firemen, Mechanics, Motormen and Electrical Workers
National Amalgamated Union of Enginemen, Firemen, Mechanics, Motormen and Electrical Workers | |
Merged into | Transport and General Workers' Union |
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Founded | 1895 |
Dissolved | 1926 |
Headquarters | Wellgate, Rotherham |
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Members | 5,753 (1904) |
Affiliations | TUC, NTWF |
The National Amalgamated Union of Enginemen, Firemen, Mechanics, Motormen and Electrical Workers was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It represented stationary engine drivers and cranemen in a wide variety of industries, as well as less skilled workers in the electrical industry and miscellaneous workers.[1]
The union was founded in 1895 as the National Amalgamated Union of Enginemen, Cranemen, Hammer Drivers and Boiler Firemen of Great Britain, before changing its name to the National Amalgamated Enginemen, Cranemen, Hammer, Steam and Electric Tram Drivers and Boiler Firemen in 1901.[2] It was affiliated to the Federation of General Workers.[3]
The union was the largest of its day catering for stationary engine drivers and cranemen, but it long faced competition for members from two older unions: the
The union affiliated to the
General Secretaries
- 1895: G. H. Copley
- 1905: George Parker[5]
- 1928: Samuel Hall[5]
- 1938: Isaac Hayward[5]
- 1946: William Tudor
See also
- TGWU amalgamations
References
- ^ "The Metal Workers". British Trade Unionism To-Day. Taylor & Francis. 1939. pp. 341–342. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "National Amalgamated Union of Enginemen, Firemen, Mechanics and Electrical Workers". Archives Hub. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- Clynes, J. R. (1939). "The General Workers". British Trade Unionism To-Day. Taylor & Francis. pp. 444–445. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ ISBN 0566021625.
- ^ a b c d "[untitled article]". T & G Record. 42. 1962. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, vol.2, p.199