National Federation of Colliery Enginemen and Boiler Firemen
May 01, 2024
The National Federation of Colliery Enginemen and Boiler Firemen was a union federation in the United Kingdom. Its membership changed over time, but was centred on unions representing enginemen at coal mines.
The federation was founded in Manchester in 1873 as the National Federation of Enginemen's Protective Associations of Great Britain. It grew steadily, and by 1894 had seventeen affiliated unions, although their combined membership was less than 10,000.
By 1915, it had refocused on its members in coal mines, and was known as the National Federation of Colliery Enginemen and Boiler Firemen. It affiliated to the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) in 1919, but disaffiliated again in 1921, believing that the MFGB's strike that year was not in its members' interests. It began accepting colliery mechanics, and changed its name to the National Federation of Colliery Enginemen, Boilermen and Mechanics.[1]
^"Miners' Federation vs Federation of Colliery Enginemen, Boilermen, and Mechanics". Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress: 201–203. 1921.
^Marsh, Arthur; Ryan, Victoria (1984). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. Vol. 2. Aldershot: Gower Publishing. p. 199. ISBN0566021617.
May 01, 2024
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