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Amalgamated Society Of Shuttlemakers
The Society of Shuttlemakers was a trade union representing workers involved in making shuttles for looms, in England. While always a small union, at its peak it represented 90% of workers in the industry. The union was founded in 1891 as the Amalgamated Society of Shuttlemakers, representing workers in both Lancashire and Yorkshire. It grew slowly, reaching 277 members in ten branches by 1900, and 331 members by 1910. The union was a founder member of the General Federation of Trade Unions (UK), General Federation of Trade Unions, and also affiliated to both the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party and the Trades Union Congress. After World War I, socialist Tom Hurley (trade unionist), Tom Hurley became the union's general secretary, and he was succeeded in 1933 by John Crompton, who led the union through its greatest period of success. By the end of World War II, membership peaked at 600, which was 90% of shuttlemakers in Britain. The decades following the war proved difficult f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancashire
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashire was created by the Local Government Act 1972. It is administered by Lancashire County Council, based in Preston, and twelve district councils. Although Lancaster is still considered the county town, Preston is the administrative centre of the non-metropolitan county. The ceremonial county has the same boundaries except that it also includes Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen, which are unitary authorities. The historic county of Lancashire is larger and includes the cities of Manchester and Liverpool as well as the Furness and Cartmel peninsulas, but excludes Bowland area of the West Riding of Yorkshire transferred to the non-metropolitan county in 1974 History Before the county During Roman times the area was part of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
