The Customs and Excise Preventive Staff Association (PSA) was a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits (s ...

representing customs officials in the United Kingdom. The union was in existence by 1947, when it was led by A. E. Farmer. It affiliated to the

Trades Union Congress The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in England and Wales, representing the majority of trade unions. There are 48 affiliated unions, with a total of about 5.5 million members. Frances O ...

, and by 1971 it had 2,845 members. The following year, it merged into the

Customs and Excise Group The Customs and Excise Group was a trade union representing civil servants working in customs and excise in the United Kingdom. The union was founded in 1972, when the Customs and Excise Federation merged with the Customs and Excise Preventive Sta ...

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General Secretaries

:1947: A. E. Farmer :H. G. Farren :1967: R. J. Lowe

References

Defunct trade unions of the United Kingdom Civil service trade unions Trade unions disestablished in 1972