Collection

General and branch membership registration books, 1868-1893.

3 boxes

Marsh states that the Amalgamated Society of Metal Planers, Shapers, Slotters, Horizontal Borers and Milling Machine Workers was founded in 1867 but membership records imply the existence of some branches in 1859 (see below, MSS.259/MP/7/1/2). The Union's membership was similar to the membership of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers and the Union found itself in competition with other similar Unions to recruit new members. The Union was one of the founder members of the Federation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades which was formed in 1891. The Union merged with the Amalgamated Society of Engineers in 1894 when it had 1,414 members. Reference: Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan Historical Directory of Trade Unions Volume 2 (Gower Publishing Company, 1984).

This collection has been weeded for duplicates.

There are no restrictions on access to these papers.

Open

These papers constitute part of a large collection of related papers that have been deposited in the Modern Records Centre over a long period of time. For a full listing of these Trade Unions see (MSS.259/UMB).

This collection is good condition.

English