National Union of Glovers and Leatherworkers
The National Union of Glovers and Leatherworkers (NUGLW) was a trade union in the United Kingdom which existed between 1920 and 1971. It represented workers in the glove-making and leather industry.[1]
National Union of Glovers and Leatherworkers | |
| Merged into | National Union of Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1920 |
| Dissolved | 1971 |
| Headquarters | Yeovil, Somerset |
| Location | |
History edit
The union was formed in 1920 by the merger of the Amalgamated Society of Glovers and the United Glovers' Mutual Aid Society as the National Union of Glovers (NUG). The union was based primarily in Yeovil and the surrounding areas, a major centre for the glove-making industry in Britain. In 1919 the NUG rejected a proposal from the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives (NUBSO) to amalgamate, on the basis that the NUG's status as the majority union on the Glove Manufacturing Joint Industrial Council (JIC) gave it a strong bargaining position with employers.[2] In 1954 the union changed its name to include workers in the leather industry. In 1971 the NUGLW merged with the Amalgamated Society of Leather Workers, NUBSO and the National Union of Leather Workers and Allied Trades to form the National Union of Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades (NUFLAT).[1]
General Secretaries edit
- 1920: A. H. J. Stroud
- 1945: E. C. G. Fear
References edit
- ^ a b "National Union of Glovers and Leatherworkers 1914-84". Warwick University Library. Warwick University. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ Waddington, Jeremy (1995). The Politics of Bargaining: The Merger Process and British Trade Union Structural Development 1892-1987. New York: Routledge. p. 92. ISBN 0-7201-2245-7. Retrieved 29 May 2014.