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National Glass Bottle Makers' Society

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The National Glass Bottle Makers' Society was a trade union representing workers involved in the manufacture of glass bottles in the United Kingdom.

The union was founded in Leeds in 1903 as a split from the National Flint Glass Makers' Society of Great Britain and Ireland.[1] It affiliated to the Trades Union Congress (TUC), at which time it was led by F. Swann and had 987 members.[2] It soon left the TUC but remained active until it merged into the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1940.[2]

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References

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  • Arthur Ivor Marsh, Victoria Ryan. Historical Directory of Trade Unions, Volume 5 Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., Jan 1, 2006 pg. 435
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  1. ^ University of Warwick, "National Glass Bottle Makers' Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1903-1925"
  2. ^ a b John B. Smethurst and Peter Carter, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, vol.6, p.82