National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers
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The National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers was a British
trade union
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The union was founded in 1921 as the National Union of Printing, Bookbinding, Machine Ruling and Paper Workers when the National Union of Bookbinders and Machine Rulers and the National Union of Printing and Paper Workers merged. The Platen Printing Machine Minders' Society and the London Society of Machine Rulers soon also joined. In 1926, its central London
branch broke away, but rejoined in 1931. In 1928, the union dropped "machine ruling" from its name.
By 1960, the union over 160,000 members. Following mergers with several small unions, in 1966 it joined with the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants
to form the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades
.
United Kingdom
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trade 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...
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The union was founded in 1921 as the National Union of Printing, Bookbinding, Machine Ruling and Paper Workers when the National Union of Bookbinders and Machine Rulers and the National Union of Printing and Paper Workers merged. The Platen Printing Machine Minders' Society and the London Society of Machine Rulers soon also joined. In 1926, its central London
London
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branch broke away, but rejoined in 1931. In 1928, the union dropped "machine ruling" from its name.
By 1960, the union over 160,000 members. Following mergers with several small unions, in 1966 it joined with the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants
National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants
The National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants was a British trade union.Formed as part of the New Unionism movement in September 1889, the union was originally named the Printers' Labourers' Union and was led by George Evans...
to form the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades
Society of Graphical and Allied Trades
The Society of Graphical and Allied Trades was a British trade union in the printing industry.SOGAT was formed in 1966 by the National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers and the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants...
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