The association was founded in 1911 as the Yorkshire Federation of Power Loom Overlookers, then in 1921 took its final name. At this point, it consisted of local unions based in Dewsbury, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Keighley and Leeds. Membership peaked at 2,300 in 1920, but by 1973 was still at 1,815.[1]
Membership dropped rapidly from the 1970s on, reflecting widespread redundancies in the industry. It fell to 1,130 in 1979,[1] and just 537 in 1989.[3] With many of its affiliates no longer sustainable, in 1990, the Bradford, Halifax, Keighley and Leeds associations merged into YAPLO.[1] In 1993, the union merged into the Transport and General Workers' Union.
yorkshire, association, power, loom, overlookers, yaplo, trade, union, representing, junior, supervisors, weaving, united, kingdom, merged, intotransport, general, workers, unionfounded1911dissolved1993headquarterstextile, hall, westgate, bradfordlocationunite. The Yorkshire Association of Power Loom Overlookers YAPLO was a trade union representing junior supervisors in weaving in the United Kingdom Yorkshire Association of Power Loom OverlookersMerged intoTransport and General Workers UnionFounded1911Dissolved1993HeadquartersTextile Hall Westgate BradfordLocationUnited KingdomMembers2 300 1920 AffiliationsGeneral Federation of Trade Unions Labour Party Trade Union Congress The association was founded in 1911 as the Yorkshire Federation of Power Loom Overlookers then in 1921 took its final name At this point it consisted of local unions based in Dewsbury Bradford Halifax Huddersfield Keighley and Leeds Membership peaked at 2 300 in 1920 but by 1973 was still at 1 815 1 In 1971 the union founded the British Federation of Textile Technicians with the General Union of Associations of Power Loom Overlookers and the Scottish Union of Power Loom Overlookers 2 Membership dropped rapidly from the 1970s on reflecting widespread redundancies in the industry It fell to 1 130 in 1979 1 and just 537 in 1989 3 With many of its affiliates no longer sustainable in 1990 the Bradford Halifax Keighley and Leeds associations merged into YAPLO 1 In 1993 the union merged into the Transport and General Workers Union General Secretaries edit1910s J W Butler 1921 Frank Dickinson 1960 Edwin D Sleeman 1978 K HattersleyReferences edit a b c Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan Historical Directory of Trade Unions vol 4 p 264 Alliance of textile unions The Guardian 23 February 1971 p 4 Roger Undy Trade Union Merger Strategies p 62 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yorkshire Association of Power Loom Overlookers amp oldid 1173527311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
