National Union of Vehicle Workers

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The National Union of Vehicle Workers was a trade union representing drivers in the United Kingdom.

The union was founded in 1888 as the London Carmen's Trade Union. By the following year, it had a membership of more than 6,000, but this then began to fall, bottoming out at only 2,000 in 1892. It then slowly began to rise, nearing 6,000 again by 1910. [1]

In 1913, the union was renamed as the "National Union of Vehicle Workers". It affiliated to the National Transport Workers' Federation, and became a founding constituent of the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1922. [1] [2]

General Secretaries

1888: Edward Ballard
1895: Samuel March [1]
1913: Will Godfrey

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Arthur Marsh and John B. Smethurst, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, vol.5, p.238
  2. Coates, Ken; Topham, Tony (1991). The History of the Transport and General Workers' Union. 1, pt II. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 674.