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Amalgamated Association of Tramway and Vehicle Workers

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24: 166:. Several small unions merged in: the Belfast Carters' Union, Bolton Tramway Union, Edinburgh and District Tramway and Carmen's Union, Huddersfield Carters' Union, and the Manchester, Salford and District Lurrymen and Carters' Union. Membership continued to grow, reaching 10,000 in 1901, when it became the "Amalgamated Association of Tramway and Vehicle Workers". 146:
began offering a reward to members of the public to inform on any acts of possible fraud committed by its staff. Workers on the tramways objected, fearing that the system would be abused, and founded a union to protect their interests, the
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locked out workers in an effort to break the union's power, but the union proved successful. This inspired the London Tramway Employees' Union to amalgamate in 1904, and by 1910 membership had reached 17,076.
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The union badge was blue in colour, and given this and its reputation for being less militant than rival unions, it was nicknamed the "blue union".
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Under Jackson's leadership, the union grew rapidly. By 1892, it had 2,723 members and had spread as far as
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Northern Counties Amalgamated Association of Tramway and Hackney Carriage Employees and Horsemen in General
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Tramway, Hackney Carriage Employees and Horsemen's Association
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London and Provincial Union of Licensed Vehicle Workers
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Amalgamated Association of Tramway and Vehicle Workers
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Amalgamated Association of Tramway and Vehicle Workers
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United Vehicle Workers
Pendleton
Stanley Hirst
Robert Tootill
TUC
NTWF
trade union
public transport
Manchester and Salford Tramway Company
Nottingham
Sheffield
Edinburgh Tramway Company
National Transport Workers' Federation
London and Provincial Union of Licensed Vehicle Workers
United Vehicle Workers
Stanley Hirst




Historical Directory of Trade Unions
232
ISBN
0566021625
"London and Provincial Union of Licensed Vehicle Workers"
Categories
Trade unions established in 1889
Transportation trade unions
Trade unions disestablished in 1919

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