Chemical Workers' Union (UK)
| Founded | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Date dissolved | 1971 |
| Merged into | Transport and General Workers' Union |
| Members | 3,376 (1926) |
| Key people | Robert Edwards (General Secretary) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
The Chemical Workers' Union was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1918 as the National Drug and Chemical Union and had a membership of 2,972 by 1923. It absorbed the National Association of Chemists Assistants and by 1926 had grown to a membership of 3,376.[1] In 1961 it absorbed the National Union of Atomic Workers, which had formed in the 1950s as a breakaway from the Transport and General Workers Union.[2]
It merged with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1971.
Its General Secretary from 1947 until 1971 was Robert Edwards.
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References
- ↑ Smethurst, John B.; Carter, Peter (2009). Historical Directory of Trade Unions 6. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7546-6683-7. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ↑ Marsh, Arthur; Ryan, Victoria (2006). Marsh, Arthur, ed. Historical Directory of Trade Unions: Including unions in Printing and Publishing, Local Government, Retail and Distribution, Domestic Services, General Employment, Financial Services, Agriculture 5. Ashgate Publishing. p. 483. ISBN 978-0-85967-990-9. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
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