The union was founded in 1911 when six local unions in Liverpool and Manchester merged, forming the Amalgamated General and Warehouse Workers' Union. Although the majority of members worked in commercial warehouses, one of the founding unions included tobacco workers, who also transferred to the new union. In 1913, the union renamed itself as the "National Union of Warehouse and General Workers".[1]
The membership of the union varied considerably; it had 6,000 members on formation, but this fell to 4,000 the following year, before rising to 7,688 in 1915.[1] It recruited huge numbers of members during World War I, and by 1920 claimed a membership of 96,000.[2] It was particularly successful in recruiting toymakers, and by the end of the war, around 2,000 of its members worked in the sector.[3]
^Kenneth D. Brown, The British Toy Business: A History Since 1700, p.94
April 10, 2024
national, union, warehouse, general, workers, trade, union, representing, workers, mostly, commercial, warehouses, united, kingdom, merged, intonational, union, distributive, allied, workersfounded1911dissolved1921headquartersspekeland, buildings, canning, pla. The National Union of Warehouse and General Workers was a trade union representing workers mostly in commercial warehouses in the United Kingdom National Union of Warehouse and General WorkersMerged intoNational Union of Distributive and Allied WorkersFounded1911Dissolved1921HeadquartersSpekeland Buildings 22 Canning Place LiverpoolLocationUnited KingdomKey peopleWilliam Albert Robinson Gen Sec AffiliationsTUC NTWFThe union was founded in 1911 when six local unions in Liverpool and Manchester merged forming the Amalgamated General and Warehouse Workers Union Although the majority of members worked in commercial warehouses one of the founding unions included tobacco workers who also transferred to the new union In 1913 the union renamed itself as the National Union of Warehouse and General Workers 1 The membership of the union varied considerably it had 6 000 members on formation but this fell to 4 000 the following year before rising to 7 688 in 1915 1 It recruited huge numbers of members during World War I and by 1920 claimed a membership of 96 000 2 It was particularly successful in recruiting toymakers and by the end of the war around 2 000 of its members worked in the sector 3 At the start of 1921 the union merged with the Amalgamated Union of Co operative Employees forming the National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers 1 General Secretaries edit1911 Joseph Cleary c 1920 William Albert RobinsonReferences edit a b c Arthur Marsh and John B Smethurst Historical Directory of Trade Unions vol 5 pp 104 105 Trades Union Congress Annual Report of the 1920 Trades Union Congress pp 20 21 Kenneth D Brown The British Toy Business A History Since 1700 p 94 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Union of Warehouse and General Workers amp oldid 1134861811, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
