National Union of Vehicle Workers

The National Union of Vehicle Workers was a trade union representing drivers in the United Kingdom.

The union was founded in 1888 as the London Carmen's Trade Union. By the following year, it had a membership of more than 6,000, but this then began to fall, bottoming out at only 2,000 in 1892. It then slowly began to rise, nearing 6,000 again by 1910.[1]

In 1913, the union was renamed as the "National Union of Vehicle Workers". It affiliated to the National Transport Workers' Federation, and became a founding constituent of the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1922.[1][2]

General Secretaries

1888: Edward Ballard
1895: Samuel March[1]
1913: Will Godfrey

References

  1. ^ a b c Arthur Marsh and John B. Smethurst, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, vol.5, p.238
  2. ^ Coates, Ken; Topham, Tony (1991). The History of the Transport and General Workers' Union. Vol. 1, pt II. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 674.
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General Secretaries
  • 1922: Ernest Bevin
  • 1940: Arthur Deakin
  • 1955: Jock Tiffin
  • 1955: Frank Cousins
  • 1969: Jack Jones
  • 1978: Moss Evans
  • 1985: Ron Todd
  • 1992: Bill Morris
  • 2004: Tony Woodley
Deputy General Secretaries
  • 1974: Harry Urwin
  • 1980: Alec Kitson
  • 1986: Bill Morris
  • 1992: Jack Adams
  • 1999: Margaret Prosser
  • 2002: Tony Woodley
  • 2003: Jack Dromey
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