214:. Its largest section of members worked in engineering, followed by gas workers, electricity supply, shipyard workers in the south of England and in Scotland. Other industries in which it had a significant membership included the metal trades in Sheffield and Birmingham, aluminium, asbestos and cement works, brickmaking, quarrying, boxmaking, chemicals, rubber, leather, and food and drink manufacturing.
175:. Thorne was elected as the General Secretary, a post he held throughout the life of the union, and successfully argued that the organisation should campaign for an eight-hour working day, rather than an increase in wages. This demand was quickly won, and membership soon rose to over 20,000.
271:, Tom Hurley, Lynas, McKenzie, Walt Wood and S. J. Wright all continued in post as district secretaries, Thorne continued as general secretary, and Clynes as president, while Bondfield, Jones and Sherwood were appointed as assistant general secretaries.
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While the union organised members across the UK, its main areas of strength were London and
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In 1916, the organisation renamed itself the "National Union of
General Workers", merging with the
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Development of the Labour Party in Manchester 1918-31
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Report of the Twenty-second Annual
Conference of the Labour Party
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219:Amalgamated Union of Machine and General Labourers
18:National Union of Gasworkers and General Labourers
1214:. London: Board of Trade. 1909. pp. 82–101.
261:National Union of General and Municipal Workers
148:, the most important general union of its era.
40:National Union of General and Municipal Workers
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235:National Federation of Women Workers
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1212:Report on Trade Unions in 1905-1907
251:In 1924, the union joined with the
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138:National Union of General Workers
31:National Union of General Workers
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1716:GMB (trade union) amalgamations
257:Municipal Employees Association
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140:(NUGW) was an early
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1173:1889: Mark Hutchins
1032:Manchester Platting
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62:Headquarters
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1432:Will Thorne
1187:J. E. Smith
1181:Pete Curran
1121:Will Thorne
1059:Northampton
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779:Northampton
674:Will Thorne
505:Will Thorne
473:Will Thorne
446:Pete Curran
414:Pete Curran
382:Will Thorne
323:Will Thorne
180:Pete Curran
166:Ben Tillett
162:Will Thorne
110:Will Thorne
1695:Categories
1551:Presidents
1486:Gary Smith
1480:Tim Roache
1474:Paul Kenny
1199:References
1168:Presidents
1148:Jack Jones
1140:Silvertown
1005:Darlington
946:Darlington
922:Jack Jones
914:Silvertown
725:Darlington
301:Percentage
267:, Hayday,
208:Hugh Lynas
188:Jack Jones
105:Key people
1521:Abolished
806:Northwich
625:unopposed
544:unopposed
304:Position
295:Candidate
173:gas works
93:Members
54:Dissolved
1113:Plaistow
860:Plaistow
666:Plaistow
558:Carlisle
289:Election
255:and the
233:and the
74:Location
69:, London
1325:, p.196
1281:, p.289
1265:, p.486
170:Beckton
152:History
144:in the
46:Founded
1626:1996:
1620:1992:
1608:1982:
1602:1976:
1596:1970:
1587:1962:
1581:1952:
1575:1949:
1569:1946:
1563:1938:
1557:1924:
1542:Vacant
1540:2008:
1534:2003:
1525:1991:
1519:1935:
1513:1933:
1503:1924:
1484:2021:
1478:2016:
1472:2005:
1466:2003:
1460:1986:
1454:1973:
1448:1962:
1442:1946:
1436:1934:
1430:1924:
1191:1912:
1185:1910:
1179:1894:
1155:12,777
1128:13,638
1101:12,366
1074:15,556
1047:17,078
993:21,045
978:Bolton
961:11,271
929:11,874
875:12,321
848:10,787
821:13,006
794:14,498
767:15,683
681:12,156
529:Bolton
480:11,791
438:Jarrow
406:Jarrow
389:10,210
347:Jarrow
229:, the
225:, the
129:Labour
1020:9,284
902:7,236
740:9,048
708:7,639
654:7,286
598:4,733
571:4,736
512:9,508
453:4,818
421:4,698
362:5,093
330:4,439
298:Votes
1507:and
1158:81.3
1131:74.6
1104:62.7
1077:40.5
1050:54.8
1023:33.6
996:15.6
964:43.4
932:73.1
905:32.9
878:63.3
851:49.0
824:45.8
797:37.9
770:48.5
743:33.8
711:46.4
684:94.9
657:56.8
601:18.6
574:33.2
515:66.4
483:63.1
456:33.5
424:33.0
392:67.2
365:38.8
333:44.2
202:and
136:The
125:NTWF
57:1924
49:1889
1417:GMB
629:N/A
548:N/A
160:by
121:TUC
65:28
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