Scottish National Operative Plasterers' Union

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Scottish Plasterers' Union
Scottish National Operative Plasterers' Union
1936 Rate Card Scottish National Operative Plasterers' Federal Union.jpg
1936 Rate Card
Merged into National Association of Operative Plasterers
Founded1888
Dissolved1 September 1966
Headquarters18 Royal Crescent, Glasgow
Location
  • Scotland
Members
1,621 (1901)
Affiliations NFBTO, STUC

The Scottish National Operative Plasterers' Union was a trade union representing plasterers in Scotland.

The union was founded in 1888 by local plasterers' unions in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, with many others across the country soon joining. [1] [2] Initially named the Scottish National Operative Plasterers' Federal Union, for many years it had little central structure, with local branches retaining half of all membership fees. It was noted for adopting an initiation rite in 1892, at a time when other unions had abandoned the idea. By 1891, the union had 943 members, and this had risen to 1,211 in 1894, representing about 80% of all the plasterers in the country, and membership peaked at 1,621 in 1901. [2]

The union joined the National Federation of Building Trade Operatives in 1918, and although it left in 1922, it rejoined in 1933.

In 1939, it was renamed as the Scottish National Operative Plasterers' Protective and Benefit Federal Union, and then in 1945 as the Scottish National Operative Plasterers' Union. [1] Finally, in 1959, it became the Scottish Plasterers' Union. [3]

In 1967, the union merged into the English-based National Association of Operative Plasterers. [1]

General Secretaries

c.1889: Henry Guthrie
1894: A. Dudgeon
1906: Daniel Baird [4]
1937:
as of 1960: T. Patrick

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, vol.3, p.90
  2. 1 2 Postgate, Raymond (1923). The Builders' History. London: National Federation of Building Trade Operatives. pp.  345–346.
  3. "Records of the Scottish National Operative Plasterers' Federal Union (Aberdeen Branch)". Archives Hub. Jisc. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. Marwick, William Hutton (1967). A Short History of Labour in Scotland. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers. p. 53.