London Typographical Society
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The London Typographical Society was a British
trade union
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The union was founded as the London Union of Compositors in 1834 by the merger of the London Trade Society of Compositors and the London General Trade Society of Compositors. The following year, it was joined by the News Society of Compositors. In 1845, the union was officially dissolved, its members designating it the South Eastern District of the National Typographical Association
. The national organisation collapsed, and the London group re-established itself as the London Society of Compositors
The union had a membership of over 10,000 by 1910, and attempted to expand outside London, but the Trades Union Congress
instituted arbitration which limited it to a fifteen-mile radius of central London, the Typographical Association
having rights to organise in the remainder of England.
In 1955, the Society merged with the Printing Machine Managers' Trade Society and was renamed the "London Typographical Society". In 1964, it merged with the Typographical Association to form the National Graphical Association
.
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Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
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The union was founded as the London Union of Compositors in 1834 by the merger of the London Trade Society of Compositors and the London General Trade Society of Compositors. The following year, it was joined by the News Society of Compositors. In 1845, the union was officially dissolved, its members designating it the South Eastern District of the National Typographical Association
National Typographical Association
The National Typographical Association was an early British trade union, operating on a national basis.The union was founded in 1830 as the Northern Typographical Union, a federation of small, local societies in England and the Isle of Man, including the well-established Manchester Typographical...
. The national organisation collapsed, and the London group re-established itself as the London Society of Compositors
The union had a membership of over 10,000 by 1910, and attempted to expand outside London, but the Trades Union Congress
Trades Union Congress
The Trades Union Congress is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in the United Kingdom, representing the majority of trade unions...
instituted arbitration which limited it to a fifteen-mile radius of central London, the Typographical Association
Typographical Association
The Typographical Association was a British trade union.The National Typographical Association collapsed in 1848, and delegates from across Yorkshire and Lancashire met at Angel Street in Sheffield to found the Provincial Typographical Association, intended to recreate the former Northern...
having rights to organise in the remainder of England.
In 1955, the Society merged with the Printing Machine Managers' Trade Society and was renamed the "London Typographical Society". In 1964, it merged with the Typographical Association to form the National Graphical Association
National Graphical Association
The National Graphical Association was a British trade union. It was formed in 1964 by the merger of two long-term rival unions, the Typographical Association and the London Typographical Society...
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General Secretaries
- 1848: E. Edwards
- 1850: J. Boyett
- 1854: W. Cox
- 1857: W. Beckett
- 1863: H. Self
- 1881: C. J. Drummond
- 1892: C. W. Bowerman
- 1906: D Pointing
- 1945: Robert Willis