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| Founded | 1882 |
|---|---|
| Date dissolved | 1963 |
| Merged into | United Society of Boilermakers, Shipbuilders and Structural Workers |
| Members | 19,350 (1907) [1] |
| Affiliation | TUC, CSEU, Labour |
| Office location | 8 Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Country | United Kingdom |
The Shipconstructors' and Shipwrights' Association (SSA) was a trade union representing shipbuilders in the United Kingdom.
The union was founded in 1882 as the Associated Society of Shipwrights, by eleven local unions in Scotland and North East England. Seven further unions in Scotland and North West England quickly joined the new association. The union changed its name to the Associated Shipwrights' Society, and gradually other unions around the UK affiliated. [2]
In 1908, the union merged with the Ship Constructive Association and the Amalgamated Society of Drillers and Hole Cutters, and renamed itself as the Ship Constructive and Shipwrights' Association, later changing this to the "Shipconstructors' and Shipwrights' Association". At the beginning of 1963, it merged with the United Society of Boilermakers, Shipbuilders and Structural Workers. [2]
The union sponsored Labour Party candidates in several Parliamentary elections. [3]
| Election | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 general election | Chatham | John Hagan Jenkins | 6,692 | 62.5 | 1 |
| Dundee | Alexander Wilkie | 6,833 | 23.3 | 2 | |
| 1910 Jan general election | Chatham | John Hagan Jenkins | 6,130 | 45.3 | 2 |
| Dundee | Alexander Wilkie | 10,365 | 32.9 | 2 | |
| 1910 Dec general election | Dundee | Alexander Wilkie | 8,957 | 29.3 | 2 |
| 1918 general election | Dundee | Alexander Wilkie | 24,822 | 36.1 | 2 |
| Gillingham | William Tapp | 4,705 | 25.9 | 2 | |
| 1922 general election | Perth | William Westwood | 4,651 | 18.9 | 3 [4] |
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