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and by 1871 already had more than 1,000 members. In its early years, it focused on paying welfare benefits to members and promoting their high skill levels. By 1892, the union was also organising in
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The union continued to grow under the leadership of Alfred
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Textile Workers
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National Union of Dyers, Bleachers and
Textile Workers
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Operative
Bleachers, Dyers and Finishers Association
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Amalgamated Association of Operative Cotton Spinners
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Operative Bleachers, Dyers and Finishers Association
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183:National Union of Textile Workers
147:The union was founded in 1866 in
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340:Parker, James (2017).
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495:1953: William Roberts
296:1900s: Alfred Smalley
258:1935 general election
228:1931 general election
442:1958: James Milhench
305:1931: Charles Hewitt
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58:Headquarters
240:John Barrow
161:Great Lever
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757:Categories
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570:Accrington
515:Affiliates
479:Walter Gee
453:Presidents
420:James Bell
310:References
219:Percentage
96:Key people
696:Stockport
580:Blackburn
222:Position
213:Candidate
169:Pendleton
165:Middleton
103:(Gen Sec)
86:Members
50:Dissolved
691:SE Lancs
686:Rochdale
676:Northern
650:Rochdale
559:NW Lancs
207:Election
181:and the
131:, was a
69:Location
645:Preston
640:Padiham
600:Chorley
590:Burnley
542:Preston
465:1890s:
233:Chorley
157:Chorley
143:History
76:England
42:Founded
681:Oldham
666:Bolton
635:Oldham
630:Nelson
610:Darwen
585:Bolton
575:Ashton
537:Oldham
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216:Votes
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620:Hyde
281:22.5
249:30.7
167:and
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