Association of Building Technicians

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Association of Building Technicians
Merged into Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers and Painters
Founded1919
Dissolved1970
Headquarters5 Ashley Place, Victoria, London
Location
  • United Kingdom
Affiliations TUC

The Association of Building Technicians (ABT) was a trade union representing architects, surveyors and related workers in the United Kingdom.

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History

The union was founded in 1919 as the Architects' and Surveyors' Assistants' Professional Union. In 1924, it changed its name to the Association of Architects, Surveyors and Technical Assistants, [1] and its membership and influence increased into the 1930s, as it became associated with left-wing ideas in architecture. Its membership included some prominent members of the Communist Party of Great Britain, such as Francis Skinner and Graeme Shankland, and the union's leadership was also composed of party members. [2] [3] [4]

In 1942, the union renamed itself again, this time as the Association of Building Technicians. It gradually declined in membership until 1970, when it merged with the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers and the Amalgamated Society of Painters and Decorators, forming the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers and Painters. [1]

General Secretaries

1936: Cleve Barr [5]
1940s: Virginia Penn
1948: F. E. Shosbree

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References

  1. 1 2 "Association of Building Technicians". Modern Records Centre. University of Warwick. Retrieved 2 July 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. Wall, Christine (2013). An Architecture of Parts: Architects, Building Workers and Industrialisation. Routledge. p. 207. ISBN   1135091072.
  3. Stevenson, Graham. "Shankland Graeme". Compendium of Communist Biography. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. Allan, John (17 January 1998). "Obituary: Francis Skinner". The Independent. Retrieved 2 July 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. Saint, Andrew (8 June 2000). "A. W. Cleve Barr". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 July 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)