National Communications Union
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The National Communications Union was a trade union
in the United Kingdom
.
The union was founded in 1985 when the Post Office Engineering Union
and the Postal and Telecommunications Group of the Civil and Public Services Association
merged. In 1995, it merged with the Union of Communication Workers
to form the Communication Workers Union
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...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
The union was founded in 1985 when the Post Office Engineering Union
Post Office Engineering Union
The Post Office Engineering Union was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It represented engineering staff in the Post Office, mostly working in telecommunications....
and the Postal and Telecommunications Group of the Civil and Public Services Association
Civil and Public Services Association
The Civil and Public Services Association was a trade union in the United Kingdom, representing civil servants.The union was founded in 1921, when the Civil Service Clerical Union and the Clerical Officers' Association merged to form the Civil Service Clerical Association. It affiliated with the...
merged. In 1995, it merged with the Union of Communication Workers
Union of Communication Workers
The Union of Communication Workers was a trade union in the United Kingdom for workers in the post office and telecommunications industries. It was founded in 1919 as the Union of Post Office Workers by the merger of the Postmen's Federation, Postal and Telegraph Clerks' Association and the...
to form the Communication Workers Union
Communication Workers Union (UK)
The Communication Workers Union is the main trade union in the United Kingdom for people working for telephone, cable, DSL and postal delivery companies, with 215,000 members....
General Secretaries
- 1985: Bryan StanleyBryan StanleyBryan Capewell Stanley was a British trade union leader.Born in Walsall , and educated at Queen Mary's Grammar School, Stanley started work with the Post Office in 1942, and also joined the Post Office Engineering Union...
- 1986: John GoldingJohn Golding (British politician)John Golding was a Labour Party politician and Trade Union leader in the United Kingdom.He was educated at Chester Grammar School, Keele University and the London School of Economics...
- 1989: Anthony YoungAnthony Young, Baron Young of Norwood GreenAnthony Ian Young, Baron Young of Norwood Green is a British politician and Labour Party life peer in the House of Lords....