Amalgamated Society of Enginemen, Cranemen and Firemen

Amalgamated Society of Enginemen, Cranemen and Firemen
Merged into	British Steel Smelters' Association
Founded	1889
Dissolved	1912
Headquarters	18 Parliament Street, Stockton-on-Tees
Location	United Kingdom;
Members	4,056 (1906)
Affiliations	TUC

Last updated May 23, 2021

The Amalgamated Society of Enginemen, Cranemen and Firemen was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It represented stationary engine drivers and cranemen in a wide variety of industries.

The union was founded in 1889, and within three years it had a membership of nearly 4,000 workers. However, it split in 1893, with nearly 1,000 members leaving to form the Northern United Enginemen's Association, which eventually joined the rival National Amalgamated Union of Enginemen, Firemen, Mechanics, Motormen and Electrical Workers. The remaining members renamed the union as the National Amalgamated Society of Enginemen, Cranemen, Boilermen and Firemen, and slowly rebuilt its membership, which peaked at 4,056 in 1906.^[1]

The union was based in North East England, but also had a significant membership in Scotland, particularly in the steel industry, where it appointed representatives to a board of conciliation. In England, it instead reached agreement to link its members' wages to those negotiated by the Amalgamated Society of Engineers.^[1]

The union tried to broaden its membership, in 1906 becoming the National Amalgamated Society of Enginemen, Cranemen, Boilermen, Firemen and Electrical Workers, but in 1912 decided to merge into the British Steel Smelters, Mill, Iron, Tinplate and Kindred Trades Association.^[1]

General Secretaries

Thomas Dobson

1907: John Baker

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References

1 2 3 Marsh, Arthur; Ryan, Victoria (1987). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. 3. Aldershot: Gower Publishing. pp. 454-457. ISBN 0566021625.

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[marsh-1] 1 2 3 Marsh, Arthur; Ryan, Victoria (1987). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. 3. Aldershot: Gower Publishing. pp. 454-457. ISBN 0566021625.

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