National Union of Shale Miners and Oil Workers

National Union of Shale Miners and Oil Workers
Date dissolved 1962
Merged into Transport and General Workers' Union
Country United Kingdom

The National Union of Shale Miners and Oil Workers was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It merged with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1962.

History

The Scottish Shale Miners and Manual Workers' Union was founded in 1886 by John Wilson of Broxburn, who led it until his death in 1912. It affiliated to the Scottish Miners' Federation in the 1890s, but later left to become independent once more.[1] Wilson was succeeded by Robert Small.

In 1924, the Shale Miners merged with the Scottish Oil Workers' Union. This was founded in 1900 with only 230 members, but had grew consistently until it had 1,800 members in 1923. The new union was named the "National Union of Shale Miners and Oil Workers",[1] and it survived until 1962, when its members transferred to the Transport and General Workers Union.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, vol.2, p.234
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