South Derbyshire Miners' Association
The South Derbyshire Miners' Association was a trade union representing coal miners in the Derbyshire area of England.
| Merged into | Union of Democratic Mineworkers |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1888 |
| Dissolved | 6 December 1985 |
| Headquarters | Weston Street, Swadlincote |
| Location | |
Parent organization | Miners' Federation of Great Britain (1888–1944) National Union of Mineworkers (1945–1985) |
The union was founded in 1888, and was originally known as the South Derbyshire Amalgamated Miners' Association.[1] By the following year, it had 2,140 members, although this fell to only 1,408 in 1898. Thereafter, it gradually rebuilt membership, which peaked at more than 6,000 in the 1920s.[2]
In 1889, the union was a founder constituent of the Miners' Federation of Great Britain.[3] In 1945, this became the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), and the union became its South Derbyshire Area, with less autonomy than before.[2]
In 1985, the South Derbyshire Area split away from the NUM, to become a founder constituent of the new Union of Democratic Mineworkers.[2]
General Secretaries edit
- 1888: William Buckley
- 1923: William Knight Smith
- 1928: Herbert Buck
- c.1950: Harry Wileman
- 1965: Ken Toon
References edit
- ^ Page Arnot, Robin (1949). The Miners. Allen & Unwin.
- ^ a b c Smethurst, John B.; Carter, Peter (June 2009). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. Vol. 6. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. pp. 504, 512. ISBN 9780754666837. LCCN 80-151653.
- ^ "Miners' Conference at Newport". The Manchester Guardian. 27 November 1889. Retrieved 6 April 2016 – via ProQuest.