The National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers (NUPBPW) was a British trade union.
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| Merged into | Society of Graphical and Allied Trades |
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| Founded | 1921 |
| Dissolved | 1966 |
| Headquarters | 74 Nightingale Lane, London |
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Members | 160,000 (1960) |
| Affiliations | TUC, ITUC, P&KTF |
History edit
The union was founded in 1921 as the National Union of Printing, Bookbinding, Machine Ruling and Paper Workers when the National Union of Bookbinders and Machine Rulers and the National Union of Printing and Paper Workers merged. The Platen Printing Machine Minders' Society and the London Society of Machine Rulers soon also joined. In 1926, its central London branch broke away, but rejoined in 1931. In 1928, the union dropped "machine ruling" from its name.[1] In 1937 it was joined by the Amalgamated Society of Paper Makers,[2] and in 1948, by the small Original Society of Papermakers.[3]
By 1960, the union over 160,000 members. Following mergers with several small unions, in 1966 it joined with the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants to form the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades.[1]
Leadership edit
General Secretaries edit
- 1921: Tom Newland[4]
- 1938: Bill Spackman[4]
- 1947: Bill Morrison[5]
- 1961: Tom Smith[5]
General Presidents edit
- 1921: George Harraway
- 1938: E. C. Hooker
- 1950: Cecil Sharp
- 1954: John Mackenzie
References edit
- ^ a b Arthur Marsh, Victoria Ryan and John B. Smethurst, Historical Directory of Trade Unions
- ^ "Amalgamated Society of Paper Makers". Modern Records Centre. University of Warwick. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Bundock, Clement (1959). The Story of the National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- ^ a b David Butler, Twentieth-Century British Political Facts, 1900-2000, p.391
- ^ a b Peter Bain and John Gennard, A History of the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades, p.214
External links edit
- Catalogue of the NUPBPW archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
- Catalogue of the Printing Machine Branch/Platen Printing Machine Minders' Society archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
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