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| Merged into | General, Municipal, Boilermakers and Allied Trades Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 January 1974 |
| Dissolved | 1985 |
| Headquarters | Textile Union Centre, 5 Caton Street, Rochdale |
| Location | |
Members | 19,500 (1983) |
| Affiliations | TUC, ITGLWF |
The Amalgamated Textile Workers' Union (ATWU) was a trade union in Great Britain. [1]
The union was founded in 1974, when the Amalgamated Weavers' Association merged with the National Union of Textile and Allied Workers. [2] The Amalgamated Textile Warehousemen's Association developed close links with the new union, and the two shared a general secretary. [3]
In 1983, the important Burnley, Nelson, Rossendale and District Textile Workers' Union decided to leave the ATWU, and argued that as its largest affiliate, it should be entitled to a proportionate share of the union's funds. The ATWU disagreed, and the dispute went to the High Court of England and Wales, which rejected the Burnley and Nelson union's claim. [4]
With widespread redundancies in the industry, the union lost two-thirds of its members before it merged into the General, Municipal, Boilermakers and Allied Trades Union in 1985. [5] Based in Rochdale, the union's final general secretary was Jack Brown. [1]
By 1982, the union had the following affiliates: [6]
The Burnley, Nelson, Rossendale and District Textile Workers' Union (BNRDTWU) was a trade union representing cotton industry workers in the Burnley and Nelson areas of Lancashire in England.
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