National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers
National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers | |
TUC, Labour |
The National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers (NUTGW) was a trade union in the United Kingdom.
History
The union was founded as the Tailors and Garment Workers' Union (T&GWU) in 1920 with the merger of the
United Garment Workers' Union. In 1932, it was joined by the Amalgamated Society of Tailors and Tailoresses and renamed itself as the "National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers". In 1939 it absorbed the United Ladies Tailors' Trade Union.[1] The NUTGW had 118,700 members in 1945, making it the tenth largest union in Britain.[2] It absorbed the Manchester-based Waterproof Garment Workers' Trade Union in 1972.[1]
The NUTGW faced a long-term decline in membership over the second half of the 20th century as the number of workers employed in the British
General, Municipal, Boilermakers and Allied Trades Union in 1991.[1]
Election results
The union sponsored a Labour Party Member of Parliament from 1958 until 1964.[4]
| Election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 by-election | Shoreditch and Finsbury | Michael Cliffe | 10,215 | 76.0 | 1 |
| 1959 general election | Shoreditch and Finsbury | Michael Cliffe | 22,744 | 67.0 | 1 |
General Secretaries
- 1920: Andrew Conley
- 1948: Anne Loughlin
- 1953: John E. Newton
- 1969: Jack Macgougan
- 1979: Alec Smith
References
- ^ a b c "National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers 1926–1989". Archives Hub. University of Warwick Library. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ISBN 0-566-02091-2. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ISBN 0-415-35378-5. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ Labour Party, Report of the Fifty-Eighth Annual Conference of the Labour Party, pp.179-201
External links
| International | |
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| National | |
