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National Union of Foundry Workers

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National Union of Foundry Workers
Merged intoAmalgamated Union of Foundry Workers
Founded1920
Dissolved1946
Headquarters164 Chorlton Road, Manchester
Location
Members
34,665 (1940)[1]
AffiliationsTUC, CSEU, Labour

The National Union of Foundry Workers (NUFW) was a trade union representing workers in foundries in the United Kingdom.

History

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The union was founded in 1920 with the merger of the Associated Iron Moulders of Scotland, the Amalgamated Society of Coremakers of Great Britain and Ireland and the Friendly Society of Iron Founders of England, Ireland and Wales. The Scottish Brassmoulders' Union joined in 1942, and the Associated Iron, Steel and Brass Dressers of Scotland merged in during 1945. In 1946, the union merged with the Ironfounding Workers' Association and the United Metal Founders' Society to form the Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers.[2]

Although many women worked in foundries during and after World War II, the NUFW only admitted men into its membership.[3]

Election results

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The union sponsored Arthur Henderson as a Labour Party candidate in several Parliamentary elections.[4]

Election Constituency Candidate Votes Percentage Position
1922 general election Widnes Arthur Henderson 12,897 46.8 2
1923 by-election Newcastle upon Tyne East Arthur Henderson 11,066 45.7 1
1923 general election Newcastle upon Tyne East Arthur Henderson 11,532 47.7 2
1924 by-election Burnley Arthur Henderson 24,571 58.4 1
1924 general election Burnley Arthur Henderson 20,549 45.4 1
1929 general election Burnley Arthur Henderson 28,091 46.2 1
1931 general election Burnley Arthur Henderson 26,917 43.0 2
1933 by-election Clay Cross Arthur Henderson 21,931 69.3 1

Leadership

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General Secretaries

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1920: Alfred Todd[5]
1922: James Fulton[5]
1925: Robert Tilling[5]
1934: J. H. Codd[5]
1938: Albert Wilkie[5]
1944: Jim Gardner[5]

Presidents

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1920: Tom Chadwick[5]

Assistant General Secretaries

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1920: James Fulton[5]
1922: Robert Tilling[5]
1925: J. H. Codd[5]
1934: Robert Smith[5]

Further reading

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Hubert Jim Fyrth and Henry Collins, The Foundry Workers: a trade union history

References

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  1. ^ Europa: The Encyclopædia of Europe, vol.1, p.116
  2. ^ Archives Hub, "National Union of Foundry Workers"
  3. ^ Jeremy Black, A History of the British Isles, p.310
  4. ^ Parker, James (2017). Trade unions and the political culture of the Labour Party, 1931-1940 (PDF). Exeter: University of Exeter. p. 125.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Fryth, H. J.; Collins, Henry (1950). The Foundry Workers. Manchester: Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers.
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