Society of Goldsmiths, Jewellers and Kindred Trades

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The Society of Goldsmiths, Jewellers and Kindred Trades was a trade union representing workers in the jewellery industry and related trades in the United Kingdom.

Founded in 1893 as the London Society of Goldsmiths and Jewellers, it later affiliated with the Trades Union Congress and to the Universal Alliance of Diamond Workers. In the 1920s, it adopted its final name, and by 1950, had 1,932 members. In 1969, it merged into the National Union of Gold, Silver and Allied Trades. [1] [2] [3] [4]

General Secretaries

1893: Sam Lowen
1926: Arthur J. Raxworthy
1951: John C. West

References

  1. ↑ Marsh, Arthur; Ryan, Victoria (1984). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. Vol. 2. Aldershot: Gower. p. 159. ISBN   0566021617.
  2. ↑ Smethurst, John B.; Carter, Peter (June 2009). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. Vol. 6. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. p. 267. ISBN   9780754666837.
  3. ↑ Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress (1950), p.30
  4. ↑ Goldberg, Arthur (1960). Directory of International Trade Union Organizations. Washington DC: United States Department of Labour. pp. 3.1 –3.7.
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