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By 1860, John was secretary of the
Liverpool branch of the FSIF, and Daniel succeeded him in 1862. The following year, there was concern that a branch had mismanaged its welfare fund, but Guile skilfully chaired a national meeting which resolved the matter. In July, Guile stood for the post of
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case found that unions could not prosecute membership who stole their funds, and in order to campaign on this issue, Guile again began working with the leading figures in the Trades
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corresponding secretary - the most senior position in the union - and was easily elected, with over 3,400 votes and a majority of around 3,200. This was a full-time role, and Guile moved to London to run the union.
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