203:. Its largest section of members worked in engineering, followed by gas workers, electricity supply, shipyard workers in the south of England and in Scotland. Other industries in which it had a significant membership included the metal trades in Sheffield and Birmingham, aluminium, asbestos and cement works, brickmaking, quarrying, boxmaking, chemicals, rubber, leather, and food and drink manufacturing.
164:. Thorne was elected as the General Secretary, a post he held throughout the life of the union, and successfully argued that the organisation should campaign for an eight-hour working day, rather than an increase in wages. This demand was quickly won, and membership soon rose to over 20,000.
219:
260:, Tom Hurley, Lynas, McKenzie, Walt Wood and S. J. Wright all continued in post as district secretaries, Thorne continued as general secretary, and Clynes as president, while Bondfield, Jones and Sherwood were appointed as assistant general secretaries.
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167:
While the union organised members across the UK, its main areas of strength were London and
Lancashire. In London, Thorne was its best-known figure, followed by
1345:, pp.255-272. Note that this list is of the sanctioned candidates as of June 1922, and there were some changes between this date and the general election.
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Unlike many other unions, the NUGW only had a small staff at its headquarters, consisting of Clynes, Jones, Thorne and
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252:. Much of the leadership of the new union came from the NUGW, which adopted its districts. Eccles,
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708:
512:
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298:
206:
In 1916, the organisation renamed itself the "National Union of
General Workers", merging with the
389:
226:. This last merger was particularly significant, as it brought 30,000 women into the union.
109:
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343:
8:
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775:
606:
234:
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1338:
269:
257:
117:
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55:
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Amalgamated
Enginemen, Cranemen, Boilermen, Firemen and Wire Rope Workers Union
192:
188:
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candidates in numerous
Parliamentary elections, several of whom won election.
195:. It also had significant numbers of members in the north east, organised by
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Development of the Labour Party in Manchester 1918-31
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Report of the Twenty-second Annual
Conference of the Labour Party
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and Harry Picard, while in
Lancashire its main figures were
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Amalgamated
Society of Gas, Municipal and General Workers
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National Union of Gas
Workers and General Labourers
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210:. Further mergers followed, principally with the
208:Amalgamated Union of Machine and General Labourers
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522:
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250:National Union of General and Municipal Workers
137:, the most important general union of its era.
29:National Union of General and Municipal Workers
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199:, and in Scotland, where it was organised by
1368:. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. pp. 304–306.
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1237:. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. pp. 11–23.
237:from the National Union of Women Workers.
157:and William Byford, following lay offs at
1690:1889 establishments in the United Kingdom
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145:The union was founded in 1889 as the
1641:National Amalgamated Union of Labour
1252:Historical Directory of Trade Unions
1241:
1219:
242:National Amalgamated Union of Labour
224:National Federation of Women Workers
1695:Trade unions disestablished in 1924
1304:
1201:Report on Trade Unions in 1905-1907
263:
240:In 1924, the union joined with the
13:
14:
1726:
1646:National Union of General Workers
127:National Union of General Workers
20:National Union of General Workers
1710:Trade unions established in 1889
1636:Municipal Employees' Association
1282:Frank Bealey and Henry Pelling,
1705:GMB (trade union) amalgamations
246:Municipal Employees Association
1284:Labour and Politics, 1900-1906
1268:Labour and Politics, 1900-1906
1257:
1207:
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1:
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1715:Trade unions based in London
1214:National Union of Gasworkers
7:
212:British Labour Amalgamation
10:
1731:
140:
1654:
1628:
1539:
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1412:
1250:Arthur Ivor Marsh et al,
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422:1910 Jan general election
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105:
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80:
62:
50:
42:
34:
24:
1404:
1216:, Spartacus Educational
1520:1996: Steve Pickering
1364:Clegg, H. A. (1954).
1233:Clegg, H. A. (1954).
962:1923 general election
709:1922 general election
513:1918 general election
331:1906 general election
299:1900 general election
1669:GMB National College
1484:Deputy and Assistant
1165:1891: Will Watkinson
876:Rutland and Stamford
682:Rutland and Stamford
344:Peter Francis Curran
268:The union sponsored
129:(NUGW) was an early
1621:2018: Barbara Plant
1603:1987: James Morrell
1582:1964: Charles Smith
1486:General Secretaries
1413:General Secretaries
1266:and Henry Pelling,
1162:1889: Mark Hutchins
1021:Manchester Platting
741:Manchester Platting
599:Manchester Platting
101:, General Secretary
21:
1056:Margaret Bondfield
776:Margaret Bondfield
607:John Robert Clynes
235:Margaret Bondfield
233:, later joined by
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56:Tavistock Square
25:Merged into
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1680:
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1650:
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1606:1988: Olga Mean
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1479:
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1362:
1349:
1337:
1318:
1310:Declan McHugh,
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1054:
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628:Nottingham West
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572:The Hartlepools
554:Ernest Lowthian
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552:
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1611:Dick Pickering
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1599:Dick Pickering
1595:
1589:
1587:Alex M. Donnet
1583:
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1487:
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1459:
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1435:
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450:
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193:Arthur Seabury
189:Fleming Eccles
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102:
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1427:Charles Dukes
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1366:General Union
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981:
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965:
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944:
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938:
936:
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1530:
1516:Tom Burlison
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1498:Ralph Spence
1457:Kevin Curran
1451:John Edmonds
1365:
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1286:, pp.290-292
1283:
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1264:Frank Bealey
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1029:J. R. Clynes
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270:Labour Party
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254:R. H. Farrah
248:to form the
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181:J. R. Clynes
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106:Affiliations
51:Headquarters
1629:Forerunners
1617:Mary Turner
1572:Jack Cooper
1560:T. W. Kerry
1439:Jack Cooper
1421:Will Thorne
1176:J. E. Smith
1170:Pete Curran
1110:Will Thorne
1048:Northampton
857:Will Thorne
768:Northampton
663:Will Thorne
494:Will Thorne
462:Will Thorne
435:Pete Curran
403:Pete Curran
371:Will Thorne
312:Will Thorne
169:Pete Curran
155:Ben Tillett
151:Will Thorne
99:Will Thorne
1684:Categories
1540:Presidents
1475:Gary Smith
1469:Tim Roache
1463:Paul Kenny
1188:References
1157:Presidents
1137:Jack Jones
1129:Silvertown
994:Darlington
935:Darlington
911:Jack Jones
903:Silvertown
714:Darlington
290:Percentage
256:, Hayday,
197:Hugh Lynas
177:Jack Jones
94:Key people
1510:Abolished
795:Northwich
614:unopposed
533:unopposed
293:Position
284:Candidate
162:gas works
82:Members
43:Dissolved
1102:Plaistow
849:Plaistow
655:Plaistow
547:Carlisle
278:Election
244:and the
222:and the
63:Location
58:, London
1314:, p.196
1270:, p.289
1254:, p.486
159:Beckton
141:History
133:in the
35:Founded
1615:1996:
1609:1992:
1597:1982:
1591:1976:
1585:1970:
1576:1962:
1570:1952:
1564:1949:
1558:1946:
1552:1938:
1546:1924:
1531:Vacant
1529:2008:
1523:2003:
1514:1991:
1508:1935:
1502:1933:
1492:1924:
1473:2021:
1467:2016:
1461:2005:
1455:2003:
1449:1986:
1443:1973:
1437:1962:
1431:1946:
1425:1934:
1419:1924:
1180:1912:
1174:1910:
1168:1894:
1144:12,777
1117:13,638
1090:12,366
1063:15,556
1036:17,078
982:21,045
967:Bolton
950:11,271
918:11,874
864:12,321
837:10,787
810:13,006
783:14,498
756:15,683
670:12,156
518:Bolton
469:11,791
427:Jarrow
395:Jarrow
378:10,210
336:Jarrow
218:, the
214:, the
118:Labour
1009:9,284
891:7,236
729:9,048
697:7,639
643:7,286
587:4,733
560:4,736
501:9,508
442:4,818
410:4,698
351:5,093
319:4,439
287:Votes
1496:and
1147:81.3
1120:74.6
1093:62.7
1066:40.5
1039:54.8
1012:33.6
985:15.6
953:43.4
921:73.1
894:32.9
867:63.3
840:49.0
813:45.8
786:37.9
759:48.5
732:33.8
700:46.4
673:94.9
646:56.8
590:18.6
563:33.2
504:66.4
472:63.1
445:33.5
413:33.0
381:67.2
354:38.8
322:44.2
191:and
125:The
114:NTWF
46:1924
38:1889
1406:GMB
618:N/A
537:N/A
149:by
110:TUC
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