List of Transport and General Workers' Union amalgamations

The Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) was created in 1922 from a merger of fourteen unions and continued to grow through a series of mergers, amalgamations and transfers of engagements. This process, which is recorded below in chronological order, continued through to 2007 when the TGWU itself merged with Amicus to form a new union called UNITE. == 1920s == === Founding Members === Amalgamated Society of Watermen, Lightermen and Bargemen Amalgamated Carters, Lurrymen and Motormen's Union Amalgamated Association of Carters and Motormen Associated Horsemen's Union Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Labourers' Union Labour Protection League National Amalgamated Labourers' Union National Union of Docks, Wharves and Shipping Staffs National Union of Ships' Clerks, Grain Weighers and Coalmeters National Union of Vehicle Workers National Amalgamated Coal Workers' Union North of England Trimmers' and Teemers Association North of Scotland Horse and Motormen's Association United Vehicle Workers === Later 1922 === National Union of Dock, Riverside and General Workers Scottish Union of Dock Labourers National Union of British Fishermen Greenock Sugar Porters' Association === 1923 === North Wales Craftsmen and General Workers' Union North Wales Quarrymen's Union === 1924 === Belfast Breadservers' Trade Union United Order of General Labourers === 1925 === Association of Coastwise Masters, Mates and Engineers Weaver Watermen's Association === 1926 === Irish Mental Hospital Workers' Union National Amalgamated Union of Enginemen, Firemen, Mechanics, Motormen and Electrical Workers === 1928 === Cumberland Enginemen, Boilermen and Electrical Workers' Union === 1929 === Public Works and Constructional Operatives' Union (Staffordshire District) Workers' Union == 1930s == === 1930 === Belfast Operative Bakers' Union Northern Ireland Textile Workers' Union === 1933 === Portadown Textile Workers' Union Scottish Farm Servants' Union London Co-operative Mutuality Club Collectors' Association === 1934 === National Union of Co-operative Insurance Society Employees Scottish Busmen's Union Altogether Builders' Labourers and Constructional Workers' Society === 1935 === National Winding and General Engineers' Society === 1936 === Electricity Supply Staff Association (Dublin) Halifax and District Carters' and Motormen's Association === 1937 === Power Loom Tenters' Trade Union of Ireland Belfast Journeymen Butchers' Association Scottish Seafishers' Union === 1938 === Humber Amalgamated Steam Trawlers' Engineers, and Firemen's Union Imperial War Graves Commission Staff Association Port of London Deal Porters' Union === 1939 === North of England Engineers' and Firemen's Amalgamation == 1940s == === 1940 === National Glass Workers' Trade Protection Association Radcliffe and District Enginemen and Boilermen's Provident Society National Glass Bottle Makers' Society === 1943 === Manchester Ship Canal Pilots' Association === 1944 === Grangemouth Pilots' Association === 1945 === Leith and Granston Pilots Dundee Pilots Methil Pilots === 1947 === Government Civil Employees' Association Liverpool and District Carters' and Motormen's Union == 1950s == === 1951 === Lurgan Hemmers' Veiners' and General Workers' Union === 1952 === United Cut Nail Makers of Great Britain Protection Society == 1960s == === 1961 === Scottish Textile Workers' Union === 1962 === National Union of Shale Miners and Oil Workers === 1963 === Gibraltar Confederation of Labour Gibraltar Apprentices and Ex-Apprentices Union Gibraltar Labour Trades Union === 1965 === North of Ireland Operative Butchers' and Allied Workers' Association United Fishermen's Union === 1967 === Cardiff, Penarth and Barry Coal Trimmers' Union === 1968 === National Association of Operative Plasterers Scottish Slaters, Tilers, Roofers and Cement Workers' Society === 1969 === Amalgamated Society of Foremen Lightermen of River Thames Irish Union of Hairdressers and Allied Workers Port of Liverpool Staff Association Process and General Workers' Union == 1970s == === 1970 === Sheffield Amalgamated Union of File Trades === 1971 === Scottish Commercial Motormen's Union Watermen, Lightermen, Tugmen and Bargemen's Union Chemical Workers' Union === 1972 === National Union of Vehicle Builders Scottish Transport and General Workers' Union (Docks) === 1973 === Iron, Steel and Wood Barge Builders and Helpers Association === 1974 === Union of Bookmakers Employees Union of Kodak Workers === 1975 === File Grinders' Society === 1976 === Grimsby Steam and Diesel Fishing Vessels Engineers' and Firemen's Union === 1978 === National Association of Youth Hostel Wardens Staff Association for Royal Automobile Club Employees == 1980s == === 1982 === National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers National Amalgamated Stevedores' and Dockers' Society National Union of Dyers, Bleachers and Textile Workers === 1984 === Burnley, Nelson, Rossendale and District Textile Workers' Union Northern Textile and Allied Workers' Union Sheffield Sawmakers' Protection Society === 1987 === Amalgamated Union of Asphalt Workers National Tile, Faience and Mosaic Fixers' Society == 1990s == === 1993 === Lancashire Box, Packing Case and General Woodworkers' Society Yorkshire Association of Power Loom Overlookers === 1995 === Electrical and Plumbing Industries Union === 1997 === National Association of Licensed House Managers == 2000s == === 2000 === Northern Carpet Trades Union === 2004 === National Union of Lock and Metal Workers === 2006 === Community and Youth Workers' Union === 2007 === In 2007 the T&G merged with Amicus to form Unite.

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List of Transport and General Workers' Union amalgamations

The Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) was created in 1922 from a merger of fourteen unions and continued to grow through a series of mergers, amalgamations and transfers of engagements. This process, which is recorded below in chronological order, continued through to 2007 when the TGWU itself merged with Amicus to form a new union called UNITE. == 1920s == === Founding Members === Amalgamated Society of Watermen, Lightermen and Bargemen Amalgamated Carters, Lurrymen and Motormen's Union Amalgamated Association of Carters and Motormen Associated Horsemen's Union Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Labourers' Union Labour Protection League National Amalgamated Labourers' Union National Union of Docks, Wharves and Shipping Staffs National Union of Ships' Clerks, Grain Weighers and Coalmeters National Union of Vehicle Workers National Amalgamated Coal Workers' Union North of England Trimmers' and Teemers Association North of Scotland Horse and Motormen's Association United Vehicle Workers === Later 1922 === National Union of Dock, Riverside and General Workers Scottish Union of Dock Labourers National Union of British Fishermen Greenock Sugar Porters' Association === 1923 === North Wales Craftsmen and General Workers' Union North Wales Quarrymen's Union === 1924 === Belfast Breadservers' Trade Union United Order of General Labourers === 1925 === Association of Coastwise Masters, Mates and Engineers Weaver Watermen's Association === 1926 === Irish Mental Hospital Workers' Union National Amalgamated Union of Enginemen, Firemen, Mechanics, Motormen and Electrical Workers === 1928 === Cumberland Enginemen, Boilermen and Electrical Workers' Union === 1929 === Public Works and Constructional Operatives' Union (Staffordshire District) Workers' Union == 1930s == === 1930 === Belfast Operative Bakers' Union Northern Ireland Textile Workers' Union === 1933 === Portadown Textile Workers' Union Scottish Farm Servants' Union London Co-operative Mutuality Club Collectors' Association === 1934 === National Union of Co-operative Insurance Society Employees Scottish Busmen's Union Altogether Builders' Labourers and Constructional Workers' Society === 1935 === National Winding and General Engineers' Society === 1936 === Electricity Supply Staff Association (Dublin) Halifax and District Carters' and Motormen's Association === 1937 === Power Loom Tenters' Trade Union of Ireland Belfast Journeymen Butchers' Association Scottish Seafishers' Union === 1938 === Humber Amalgamated Steam Trawlers' Engineers, and Firemen's Union Imperial War Graves Commission Staff Association Port of London Deal Porters' Union === 1939 === North of England Engineers' and Firemen's Amalgamation == 1940s == === 1940 === National Glass Workers' Trade Protection Association Radcliffe and District Enginemen and Boilermen's Provident Society National Glass Bottle Makers' Society === 1943 === Manchester Ship Canal Pilots' Association === 1944 === Grangemouth Pilots' Association === 1945 === Leith and Granston Pilots Dundee Pilots Methil Pilots === 1947 === Government Civil Employees' Association Liverpool and District Carters' and Motormen's Union == 1950s == === 1951 === Lurgan Hemmers' Veiners' and General Workers' Union === 1952 === United Cut Nail Makers of Great Britain Protection Society == 1960s == === 1961 === Scottish Textile Workers' Union === 1962 === National Union of Shale Miners and Oil Workers === 1963 === Gibraltar Confederation of Labour Gibraltar Apprentices and Ex-Apprentices Union Gibraltar Labour Trades Union === 1965 === North of Ireland Operative Butchers' and Allied Workers' Association United Fishermen's Union === 1967 === Cardiff, Penarth and Barry Coal Trimmers' Union === 1968 === National Association of Operative Plasterers Scottish Slaters, Tilers, Roofers and Cement Workers' Society === 1969 === Amalgamated Society of Foremen Lightermen of River Thames Irish Union of Hairdressers and Allied Workers Port of Liverpool Staff Association Process and General Workers' Union == 1970s == === 1970 === Sheffield Amalgamated Union of File Trades === 1971 === Scottish Commercial Motormen's Union Watermen, Lightermen, Tugmen and Bargemen's Union Chemical Workers' Union === 1972 === National Union of Vehicle Builders Scottish Transport and General Workers' Union (Docks) === 1973 === Iron, Steel and Wood Barge Builders and Helpers Association === 1974 === Union of Bookmakers Employees Union of Kodak Workers === 1975 === File Grinders' Society === 1976 === Grimsby Steam and Diesel Fishing Vessels Engineers' and Firemen's Union === 1978 === National Association of Youth Hostel Wardens Staff Association for Royal Automobile Club Employees == 1980s == === 1982 === National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers National Amalgamated Stevedores' and Dockers' Society National Union of Dyers, Bleachers and Textile Workers === 1984 === Burnley, Nelson, Rossendale and District Textile Workers' Union Northern Textile and Allied Workers' Union Sheffield Sawmakers' Protection Society === 1987 === Amalgamated Union of Asphalt Workers National Tile, Faience and Mosaic Fixers' Society == 1990s == === 1993 === Lancashire Box, Packing Case and General Woodworkers' Society Yorkshire Association of Power Loom Overlookers === 1995 === Electrical and Plumbing Industries Union === 1997 === National Association of Licensed House Managers == 2000s == === 2000 === Northern Carpet Trades Union === 2004 === National Union of Lock and Metal Workers === 2006 === Community and Youth Workers' Union === 2007 === In 2007 the T&G merged with Amicus to form Unite.

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