The Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) was created in 1922 from a merger of fourteen unions and continued to grow through a series of mergers, amalgamations and transfers of engagements. This process, which is recorded below in chronological order, continued through to 2007 when the TGWU itself merged with Amicus to form a new union called UNITE.

1920s

Founding Members

* Amalgamated Society of Watermen, Lightermen and Bargemen * Amalgamated Carters, Lurrymen and Motormen's Union * Amalgamated Association of Carters and Motormen * Associated Horsemen's Union * Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Labourers' Union * Labour Protection League * National Amalgamated Labourers' Union * National Union of Docks, Wharves and Shipping Staffs * National Union of Ships' Clerks, Grain Weighers and Coalmeters * National Union of Vehicle Workers * National Amalgamated Coal Workers' Union * North of England Trimmers' and Teemers Association * North of Scotland Horse and Motormen's Association * United Vehicle Workers

Later 1922

* National Union of Dock, Riverside and General Workers * Scottish Union of Dock Labourers * National Union of British Fishermen * Greenock Sugar Porters' Association

1923

* North Wales Craftsmen and General Workers' Union * North Wales Quarrymen's Union

1924

* Belfast Breadservers' Trade Union * United Order of General Labourers

1925

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* Weaver Watermen's Association

1926

* Irish Mental Hospital Workers' Union * National Amalgamated Union of Enginemen, Firemen, Mechanics, Motormen and Electrical Workers

1928

* Cumberland Enginemen, Boilermen and Electrical Workers' Union

1929

* Public Works and Constructional Operatives' Union (Staffordshire District) * Workers' Union

1930s

1930

* Belfast Operative Bakers' Union * Northern Ireland Textile Workers' Union

1933

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* Scottish Farm Servants' Union * London Co-operative Mutuality Club Collectors' Association

1934

* National Union of Co-operative Insurance Society Employees * Scottish Busmen's Union * Altogether Builders' Labourers and Constructional Workers' Society

1935

* National Winding and General Engineers' Society

1936

* Electricity Supply Staff Association (Dublin) * Halifax and District Carters' and Motormen's Association

1937

* Power Loom Tenters' Trade Union of Ireland * Belfast Journeymen Butchers' Association * Scottish Seafishers' Union

1938

* Humber Amalgamated Steam Trawlers' Engineers, and Firemen's Union * Imperial War Graves Commission Staff Association * Port of London Deal Porters' Union

1939

* North of England Engineers' and Firemen's Amalgamation

1940s

1940

* National Glass Workers' Trade Protection Association * Radcliffe and District Enginemen and Boilermen's Provident Society * National Glass Bottle Makers' Society

1943

* Manchester Ship Canal Pilots' Association

1944

* Grangemouth Pilots' Association

1945

* Leith and Granston Pilots * Dundee Pilots * Methil Pilots

1947

* Government Civil Employees' Association * Liverpool and District Carters' and Motormen's Union

1950s

1951

* Lurgan Hemmers' Veiners' and General Workers' Union

1952

* United Cut Nail Makers of Great Britain Protection Society

1960s

1961

* Scottish Textile Workers' Union

1962

* National Union of Shale Miners and Oil Workers

1963

* Gibraltar Confederation of Labour * Gibraltar Apprentices and Ex-Apprentices Union * Gibraltar Labour Trades Union

1965

* North of Ireland Operative Butchers' and Allied Workers' Association * United Fishermen's Union

1967

* Cardiff, Penarth and Barry Coal Trimmers' Union

1968

* National Association of Operative Plasterers * Scottish Slaters, Tilers, Roofers and Cement Workers' Society

1969

* Amalgamated Society of Foremen Lightermen of River Thames * Irish Union of Hairdressers and Allied Workers * Port of Liverpool Staff Association * Process and General Workers' Union

1970s

1970

* Sheffield Amalgamated Union of File Trades

1971

* Scottish Commercial Motormen's Union * Watermen, Lightermen, Tugmen and Bargemen's Union * Chemical Workers' Union

1972

* National Union of Vehicle Builders * Scottish Transport and General Workers' Union (Docks)

1973

* Iron, Steel and Wood Barge Builders and Helpers Association

1974

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