National Union of Dock Labourers
| Merged into | Transport and General Workers' Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1889 |
| Dissolved | 1922 |
| Headquarters | 17 Norton Street, Liverpool |
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Members | 21,296 (1907[1]) |
| Affiliations | NTWF, TUC |
The National Union of Dock Labourers (NUDL) was a trade union in the United Kingdom which existed between 1889 and 1922.
History
It was formed in
dockers strikes of 1911. In Ireland, the NUDL was largely replaced by the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union
after 1908.
The NUDL, by this time renamed the National Union of Dock, Riverside and General Workers in Great Britain and Ireland, joined the Transport and General Workers' Union before the end of 1922, although its membership had originally voted not to join the amalgamation earlier in the year. It was therefore not actually a founder member of the TGWU, although it is often falsely credited as being one.
General Secretaries
- 1889: Edward McHugh
- 1893: James Sexton
References
- ^ Report on Trade Unions in 1905-1907. London: Board of Trade. 1909. pp. 82–101.
Further reading
- Andrew G. Newby, The Life and Times of Edward McHugh (1853 - 1915): Land Reformer, Trade Unionist, and Labour Activist
- Eric Taplin, The Dockers' Union: A Study of the National Union of Dock Labourers, 1889-1922, Leicester University Press, 1986.
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