The union was founded in 1901, and appears to have largely consisted of members who split away from the Amalgamated Society of French Polishers of Great Britain and Ireland. Initially, it had 1,478 members based in ten branches, all in London. In 1903, 148 members split away to form the rival Old Alliance Society of French Polishers, but that union was not successful and rejoined in 1908.[1]
^ abArthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of British Trade Unions, vol.3, pp.344–349
May 04, 2024
united, french, polishers, society, trade, union, representing, french, polishers, united, kingdom, history, editthe, union, founded, 1901, appears, have, largely, consisted, members, split, away, from, amalgamated, society, french, polishers, great, britain, . The United French Polishers Society was a trade union representing french polishers in the United Kingdom History editThe union was founded in 1901 and appears to have largely consisted of members who split away from the Amalgamated Society of French Polishers of Great Britain and Ireland Initially it had 1 478 members based in ten branches all in London In 1903 148 members split away to form the rival Old Alliance Society of French Polishers but that union was not successful and rejoined in 1908 1 The union affiliated to the Labour Party and the Trades Union Congress It was reluctant to merge into the National Amalgamated Furnishing Trades Association NAFTA the main union for the industry In 1969 it finally merged into NAFTA s successor the National Union of Furniture Trade Operatives 1 General Secretaries edit1901 E J Rudd 1937 G L Richards 1952 J E Banham 1959 W C CliftonReferences edit a b Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan Historical Directory of British Trade Unions vol 3 pp 344 349 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title United French Polishers 27 Society amp oldid 1072318372, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,