In 1920, various tailors' trade unions merged to form the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers (NUTGW). Although Joseph Young was seen as the obvious choice for its leadership, his health was failing, and he instead supported Conley's successful campaign for the general secretaryship.[3] In post, he focussed on absorbing other unions, arranging mergers with more than 20 before he retired in 1948. He was elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress in 1921, and was its President in 1934, where he led centenary commemorations of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.[2]
Conley also supported women's trade unionism, encouraging women tailors to become active in the NUTGW,[2] and he was succeeded as general secretary by Anne Loughlin.
andrew, conley, convicted, murderer, dexter, series, december, 1881, june, 1952, british, trade, unionist, born, leeds, irish, parents, conley, fought, second, boer, then, worked, garment, maker, became, branch, secretary, amalgamated, union, clothiers, operat. For the convicted murderer see Dexter TV series Andrew Conley Andrew Conley 18 December 1881 1 5 June 1952 was a British trade unionist Born in Leeds to Irish parents 2 Conley fought in the Second Boer War 3 He then worked as a garment maker 2 and became a branch secretary in the Amalgamated Union of Clothiers Operatives then national organiser of its successor the United Garment Workers Trade Union 3 In 1920 various tailors trade unions merged to form the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers NUTGW Although Joseph Young was seen as the obvious choice for its leadership his health was failing and he instead supported Conley s successful campaign for the general secretaryship 3 In post he focussed on absorbing other unions arranging mergers with more than 20 before he retired in 1948 He was elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress in 1921 and was its President in 1934 where he led centenary commemorations of the Tolpuddle Martyrs 2 Conley also supported women s trade unionism encouraging women tailors to become active in the NUTGW 2 and he was succeeded as general secretary by Anne Loughlin References Edit 1939 England and Wales Register a b c d Report of the annual conference 1952 Labour Party a b c Anne J Kershen Uniting the Tailors p 84 Trade union officesPreceded byNew position General Secretary of the National Union of Tailors and Garment Workers1920 1948 Succeeded byAnne LoughlinPreceded byNew position Clothing Group representative on the General Council of the TUC1921 1949 Succeeded byAnne LoughlinPreceded byNew position Chairman of the Trades Councils Joint Consultative Committee1925 1934 Succeeded byGeorge HicksPreceded byAlexander Walkden President of the Trades Union Congress1934 Succeeded byWilliam KeanPreceded byJohn Stokes and Alexander Walkden Trades Union Congress representative to the American Federation of Labour1935 With Andrew Naesmith Succeeded byGeorge Gibson and William KeanPreceded byTonnis van der Heeg General Secretary of the International Clothing Workers Federation1946 1949 Succeeded byIan Milner Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Conley amp oldid 1038173218, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
