The first Ayrshire Miners' Union was founded in 1880, with Keir Hardie as its organiser. The union supported a strike for higher wages over the winter of 1881/82, but this was unsuccessful, and the union dissolved.[1]
A new union was founded in 1886, with its Hardie elected as its first secretary.[2] In 1893, it was reorganised on a federal basis and renamed the Ayrshire Miners' Federal Union.[3] It was a founder of the Scottish Miners' Federation (SMF) in 1894, and by 1897 it claimed 3,000 members out of a total workforce of 10,000 in the county, making it the third-largest component of the federation.[2]
^ abDavid Howell, British Workers and the Independent Labour Party, 1888-1906, pp.33-35
^Alan Campbell, The Scottish Miners, 1874-1939: Trade unions and politics, p.41
May 04, 2024
ayrshire, miners, union, coal, mining, trade, union, based, scotland, contents, history, secretaries, presidents, referenceshistory, editthe, first, founded, 1880, with, keir, hardie, organiser, union, supported, strike, higher, wages, over, winter, 1881, this. The Ayrshire Miners Union was a coal mining trade union based in Scotland Contents 1 History 2 Secretaries 3 Presidents 4 ReferencesHistory editThe first Ayrshire Miners Union was founded in 1880 with Keir Hardie as its organiser The union supported a strike for higher wages over the winter of 1881 82 but this was unsuccessful and the union dissolved 1 A new union was founded in 1886 with its Hardie elected as its first secretary 2 In 1893 it was reorganised on a federal basis and renamed the Ayrshire Miners Federal Union 3 It was a founder of the Scottish Miners Federation SMF in 1894 and by 1897 it claimed 3 000 members out of a total workforce of 10 000 in the county making it the third largest component of the federation 2 In 1944 the SMF became the unitary National Union of Scottish Mineworkers and the union became its Ayrshire District with less autonomy than before Secretaries edit1886 Keir Hardie 1889 Peter Muir 1908 James Brown 1939 Alexander SloanPresidents edit1886 John Bank 1894 James Brown 1908 Robert Smith 1934 James MullenReferences edit Robin Page Arnot A History of the Scottish Miners p 67 a b David Howell British Workers and the Independent Labour Party 1888 1906 pp 33 35 Alan Campbell The Scottish Miners 1874 1939 Trade unions and politics p 41 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ayrshire Miners 27 Union amp oldid 1011990905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
