Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales Colliery Enginemen's, Boilermen's and Brakesmen's Federation

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Lancashire Enginemen's Association
Full nameLancashire, Cheshire and North Wales Colliery Enginemen's, Boilermen's and Brakesmen's Federation
Founded1900
Date dissolved1963
Merged into North West Area of the National Union of Mineworkers
Members2,000 (1942)
Head union National Union of Mineworkers (1945–1963)
Affiliation TUC, NFCEB
Office location50 Queen's Drive, Windle, St Helens
CountryUnited Kingdom

The Lancashire, Cheshire and North Wales Colliery Enginemen's, Boilermen's and Brakesmen's Federation was a trade union representing engine operators and related workers at coal mines in parts of England and Wales.

The union was founded in 1900 with the merger of eleven local unions of enginemen. This was organised by Thomas Watson, who became the general secretary of the new union. The union affiliated to the National Federation of Colliery Enginemen and Boilermen, and also to the Trades Union Congress (TUC), with Watson serving a term on the Parliamentary Committee of the TUC. Watson died in 1921, and was replaced by William Forshaw, who served a term on the General Council of the TUC. [1] [2] [3]

In 1945, the union became part of Group No.2 of the new National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), and thereafter had much less autonomy. [4] In 1963, the union merged into the North West Area of the NUM, with members based in North Wales instead transferring to the North Wales Area of the NUM. In both areas, former members of the union were placed in their own branch, although over time, some chose instead to join the area's branch for their pit. [5]

General Secretaries

1900: Thomas Watson
1921: William Forshaw
1938: W. L. Williams

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References

  1. ↑ "Mr Thomas Watson". Manchester Guardian. 9 June 1921.
  2. ↑ "Obituary: Mr William Forshaw". Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress: 245. 1938.
  3. ↑ "Obituaries". Report of the Annual Conference: 110. 1938.
  4. ↑ Marsh, Arthur; Ryan, Victoria (1984). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. 2. Aldershot: Gower Publishing. p.  199. ISBN   0566021617.
  5. ↑ Howell, Davies (1989). The Politics of the NUM: A Lancashire View. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 36. ISBN   0719030234.
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