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National Union Of Foundry Workers
The National Union of Foundry Workers (NUFW) was a trade union representing workers in foundries in the United Kingdom. History The union was founded in 1920 with the merger of the Associated Iron Moulders of Scotland, the Amalgamated Society of Coremakers of Great Britain and Ireland and the Friendly Society of Iron Founders of England, Ireland and Wales. The Scottish Brassmoulders' Union joined in 1942, and the Associated Iron, Steel and Brass Dressers of Scotland merged in during 1945. In 1946, the union merged with the Ironfounding Workers' Association and the United Metal Founders' Society to form the Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers. Although many women worked in foundries during and after World War II, the NUFW only admitted men into its membership. Election results The union sponsored Arthur Henderson as a Labour Party candidate in several Parliamentary elections. Leadership General Secretaries :1920: Alfred Todd{{cite book , last1=Fryth , first1=H. J. , las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many List of islands of the United Kingdom, smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Upon Tyne East (UK Parliament Constituency)
Newcastle upon Tyne East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Nick Brown of the Labour Party. Brown has held the seat since its recreation in 2010. History Parliament created this constituency in the Representation of the People Act 1918 as one of four divisions of the parliamentary borough of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which had previously been represented by one two-member seat. Its first creation was eventually absorbed in 1997 by the new '' Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend'' seat. Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which recommended the re-creation of the seat for the 2010 general election. Boundaries 1918–1950 * The County Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne wards of Byker, St Anthony's, St Lawrence, and Walker. ''Included the former Urban District of Walker which had been absorbed into the County Borough in 1904 and had previously been part of the abolished Ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Unions Disestablished In 1946
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market. An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct exchange of goods and services for other goods and services, i.e. trading things without the use of money. Modern traders generally negotiate through a medium of exchange, such as money. As a result, buying can be separated from selling, or earning. The invention of money (and letter of credit, paper money, and non-physical money) greatly simplified and promoted trade. Trade between two traders is called bilateral trade, while trade involving more than two traders is called multilateral trade. In one modern view, trade exists due to specialization and the division of labour, a predominant form of economic activity in which individuals and groups concentrate on a small aspect of production, but use their output in trades for other products ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modern Records Centre, University Of Warwick
The Modern Records Centre (MRC) is the specialist archive service of the University of Warwick in Coventry, England, located adjacent to the Central Campus Library. It was established in October 1973 and holds the world's largest archive collection on British industrial relations, as well as archives relating to many other aspects of British social, political and economic history. The BP corporate archive is located next to the MRC, but has separate staff and facilities. Holdings Trade unions The Modern Records Centre holds by far the largest collection of archives of British trade unions in the country. The largest collection held in the centre is the archive of the Trades Union Congress (TUC). Other significant collections of archives relating to British trade unions include: * Amalgamated Engineering Union / Amalgamated Society of Engineers *Amalgamated Slaters' and Tilers' Provident Society *Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners *Amalgamated Society of Lithographi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Gardner (trade Unionist)
Jim Gardner (3 August 1893 – 20 July 1976) was a Scottish trade unionist. Born near Glasgow, Gardner worked in a brass foundry at the age of fourteen. Two years later, he joined the Associated Iron Moulders of Scotland trade union, and around this time also joined the Independent Labour Party (ILP). Gardner was highly active in the ILP during World War I, but then joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) on its formation in 1920."Jim Gardner", ''Labour Monthly'', vol.58, p.407 The Associated Iron Moulders eventually became part of the National Union of Foundry Workers, and Gardner was elected as its Scottish district secretary in 1941, succeeding Jock McBain. He stood in the election to become general secretary of the Foundry Workers in 1943 and, despite the opposition of the union's executive, lost to the incumbent Albert Wilkie by only 7,044 votes to 8,024. During World War II, he also served on the Petroleum Board. In 1944, Wilkie died and Gardner stood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Fulton (trade Unionist)
James Fulton (1868 – May 1925) was a Scottish trade unionist. Born in Glasgow, Fulton worked as an iron moulder, joining the Associated Iron Moulders of Scotland (AIMS) union, and also the Independent Labour Party. He was elected to the union's executive council, and by the early 1910s was its vice-chair. In 1913, Fulton was elected as one of three assistant secretaries of AIMS, alongside John Whyte and Robert Smith, with a remit to focus on the new benefits scheme administered by the union. He proved successful, and in August 1918 he was elected as general secretary of the union. He worked closely with the union's president, Tom Bell, and supported the Clyde Workers' Committee, giving strike pay to its members who took industrial action. With the end of World War I, employment in the foundries declined, and the union's membership fell. In 1920, AIMS merged with several other unions, to form the National Union of Foundry Workers The National Union of Foundry Workers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Cross (UK Parliament Constituency)
Clay Cross was a county constituency centred on the village of Clay Cross in north-east Derbyshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election. Boundaries The Urban District of Clay Cross, the Rural District of Blackwell, and part of the Rural District of Chesterfield. Members of Parliament Election results Elections in the 1910s Elections in the 1920s Elections in the 1930s Elections in the 1940s References Bibliography * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clay Cross (Uk Parliament Constituency) Parliamentary constituencies in Derbyshire (historic) Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1918 Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Clay Cross By-election
The 1933 Clay Cross by-election was held on 1 September 1933. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Labour MP, Charles Duncan. Unusually, the Constituency Labour Party asked for nominations for the vacancy, and published the list: Percy Barstow of the National Union of Railwaymen, former leader of the party Arthur Henderson, Samuel Sales of the Derbyshire Miners' Association, and Ben Smith, former Member of Parliament for Rotherhithe. Henderson was chosen as the party's candidate, and Herbert Drinkwater acted as his election agent. Henderson easily won the election. This was Henderson's fifth by-election victory, having previously won in Burnley in 1924, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne East in 1923, in Widnes in 1919, and in Barnard Castle in 1903. References 1933 elections in the United Kingdom 1933 in England 1930s in Derbyshire By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Derbyshire constituencies {{England-UK-Parl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 UK General Election
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1929 UK General Election
The 1929 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 30 May 1929 and resulted in a hung parliament. It stands as the fourth of six instances under the secret ballot, and the first of three under universal suffrage, in which a party has lost on the popular vote but won the highest number (known as "a plurality") of seats versus all other parties (the others are 1874, January 1910, December 1910, 1951 and February 1974). In 1929, Ramsay MacDonald's Labour Party won the most seats in the House of Commons for the first time. The Liberal Party led again by former Prime Minister David Lloyd George regained some ground lost in the 1924 general election and held the balance of power. Parliament was dissolved on 10 May. The election was often referred to as the "Flapper Election", because it was the first in which women aged 21–29 had the right to vote (owing to the Representation of the People Act 1928). (Women over 30 had been able to vote since the 1918 general elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 UK General Election
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