Symbols of Solidarity Vol. 5 Issue 3.

Welcome

Thanks to the MRC Warwick for their help and for putting our newsletters in their online catalogue, and the WCML again for allowing us to photograph, this time around the builders (OBS) trowels.

If all goes to plan, we will be looking at the brass and metal workers unions in the next edition so if you have anything to add please send them in.

We do need your assistance, there are lots of collections, knowledge, and info to tap into!

So, Articles, photos, badges to sell/swop, ideas, and suggestions for future publications can be sent in at any time, this is important if we are to sustain four publications per year.

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For collectors of trade union badges and ephemera

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Salaried Staff Association

The Trade Union Badge Collectors Society is sponsored by the Communication Workers Union

Trade Union Badge Collectors Society

Building Workers Unions

Operative Bricklayers Society (OBS) 1818-1921

Founded as the London Bricklayers Society.

In 1921 the OBS merged with the Manchester Unity Operative Bricklayers Society & the Operative Society of Masons, Quarrymen & Allied Trades to form the Amalgamated Union of Building Trades Workers (AUBTW) 1921-1971.

Joiners and the General Union of Carpenters 1863-1921

These unions joined them:

Amalgamated Society of Carpenters & Joiners 1860 the National Association of Carpenters & Joiners 1877.

Regular Carpenters of Dublin 1891 Ancient Society of Carpenters of Cork 1893

Mersey Ship Joiners

Association 1900, London

Perseverance Society of Carpenters & Joiners 1903

Associated Carpenters & Joiners of Scotland 1911

Amalgamated Society of House Decorators & Painters

1868

National Amalgamated Society of Operative House & Ship Painters & Decorators

1886-1941 changed their name to National Society of Painters

They were joined by the Building & Monumental Workers Association of Scotland in 1942 and the National Builders Labourers & Constructional Workers in 1952, the National Society of Street Masons, Paviors & Road Makers in 1966, along with the Amalgamated Slaters, Tilers & Roofing Operatives in 1969.

Amalgamated Union of Cabinet Makers 1918, Scottish Cabinet Makers Association 1918 and the General Union of Operative Carpenters & Joiners 1920

Scottish Painters Society 19031963 merged with Amalgamated Society of Painters & Decorators (ASPD). UCATT was formed in 1971 following the merger of the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers (AUBTW), the Association of Building Technicians and the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers and Decorators/ Originally called the Amalgamated Society o Woodworkers. Painters and Builders the name was quickly changed to the Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians.

The Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers 1921-1971 ASW was formed by the merger of two rival unions, the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters Cabinet Makers & Joiners and the General Union of Carpenters 1863

The National Union of Packing Case Makers(wood/tin) Box Makers, Millworkers & Sawyers 1919- 1965 merged with ASW.

In 2017 UCATT merged with Unite the union while UCATT members in the Republic of Ireland merged with the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union.

Navvies, Builders Labourers & General Labourers Union 18mm

Navvies, Builders Labourers & General Labourers Union 18mm

Navvies, Builders Labourers & General Labourers Union 25mm

Navvies, Builders Labourers & General Labourers Union 30mm

Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers 50 years 25mm

Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers 50 years 23mm

Amalgamated Society of General Union of Carpenters & Joiners 20mm x 26mm

General Union of Carpenters & Joiners 12mm x 15mm

General Union of Carpenters and Joiners 25mm x 30mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians 16mm x 20mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians 13mm x 18mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians Representative 16mm x 25mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians 25 years 16mm x 18mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians Forty years

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians 50 years 27mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians 50 years 27mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians 50 years 25mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians 25th anniversary 22mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians 175th anniversary 30mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians Eastern Region 20mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians London Region 22mm and 25mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians Midland Region 25mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians Midland Region 22mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians Midland Region 22mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians North West Region 19mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians N West Region 23mm x 36mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians N West Region 23mm x 36mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians N West Region 23mm x 36mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians N West Region 23mm x 37mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians Scottish Region 15mm x 20mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians South Wales Region 25mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians Yorkshire Region 27mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians 5mm

Union of Construction Allied Trades and Technicians

Association of Building Technicians 13mm

Building Workers Industrial Union

National Federation of Building Trade Operatives 19mm

Public Works and Constructional Operatives Union 22mm

Amalgamated Union of Asphalt Workers 17mm

National Union of Asphalt Workers

Operative Society of Masons Quarrymen and Allied Trades 26mm

National Painters Society 18mm x 25mm

National Painters Society 15mm x 22mm and 17mm x 25mm

National Painters Society

National Painters Society

National Painters Society Long Service

Amalgamated Society of Painters and Decorators

Amalgamated Society of Painters and Decorators 16mm and in white/blue

Universal Federation of Operative Painters 24mm x 21mm

National Amalgamated Society of Operative House & Ship Painters & Decorators

Amalgamated Society of House Decorators & Painters 30mm

Scottish Painters Society 20mm

Scottish Painters Society Scottish Painters Society

Amalgamated Operative Street Masons, Paviors & Stone Dressers Society

National Society of Street Masons, Paviors & Roadmakers

National Association of Operative Plasterers

National Association of Operative Plasterers

National Association of Operative Plasterers

National Association of Operative Plasterers

Amalgamated Slaters & Tilers Provident Society

Amalgamated Slaters, Tilers & Roofing Operatives Society 25mm

Altogether Building Labourers and Constructional Workers Society 15mm x 16mm

National Tile, Faience & Mosaic Fixers Society 27mm

Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers front

Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers back

1982 General Municipal Boilermakers and Allied Trades

A special Congress of the TUC led to the formation of the GFTU in 1899 and 124 years on the GFTU is affiliated unions at their National Office in Quorn and they offer the very best facilities to undertake their training programmes for Union officials and reps.

As previously reported the TUBCS was asked by the GS Doug Nichols if we could assist in the cataloguing of his large collection of Trade Union and Political Badges, gathered from various campaigns, delegations, demos and unions over the years, and assist in setting up a permanent display at their HQ Quorn Grange Hotel.

https://gftu.org.uk/about-us/

unlike some others who pay no heed to Union badges (Symbols of Solidarity) has undertaken this project which will be of benefit to all who attend GFTU for training and other union activities.

Transport Salaried Staff Association

The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association organises workers in the transport and travel industries in the UK and Ireland

The union has members working for railway companies, shipping companies, bus companies, travel agencies, airlines, call centres, and IT companies.

The union was founded in Sheffield in 1897 as the National Association of General Railway Clerks.

In 1899 it was renamed the Railway Clerks' Association (RCA),

The union celebrated its centenary in 1997 and produced a series of items to mark the anniversary.

In 1951 the union adopted the name Transport Salaried Staff Association.

The union produced a badge for its 120th anniversary in 2017 and also its 125th anniversary in 2022

In 2021 the union began merger talks with the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Iron Shipbuilders Blacksmiths Forgers and Helpers but it failed to take place and the union began talks with the GMB.

Railway Clerks Association 23mm & 17mm

Railway Clerks Association 24mm

Railway Clerks Association 50th anniversary 20mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association 23mm & 20mm & 19mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association Silver award 22mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association Gold award 22mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association 17mm x 10mm & 25mm x 16mm & 26mm x 17mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association the union for people in transport and travel 28mm x19mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association the union for people in transport and travel 25mm x18mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association 25mm x 15mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association 25mm x 15mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association

Transport Salaried Staff Association Learning Rep 28mm x 19mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association Learning Rep 25mm x 18mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association Rep 25mm x 16mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association % years leading on learning 25mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association 25 years membership 30mm x 15mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association 50 years membership 30mm x 17mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association 75th anniversary

Transport Salaried Staff Association Centenary 20mm x 26mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association 100 years organising in Ireland 20mm x 20mm

Transport Salaried Staff Association 125 th anniversary

Transport Salaried Staff Association

Transport Salaried Staff Association

Transport Salaried Staff Association

National Union of Water Works Employees

The union was founded in 1906 as the Metropolitan Water Board Employees' Association.

The union was initially a staff association/company union for London’s Metropolitan Water Board board's chair acting as the association’s president.

The Water Board employees were joining the National Union of Corporation Workers Metropolitan Water Board branch in increasing numbers which had applied for recognition.

The NUCW had recruited a third

In 1920, the union changed its name to the National Union of Water Works Employees to attract members from outside London.

The union affiliated to the TUC in 1964 and for the remainder of the sixties and early seventies was subject of a number of TUC inquiries over clashes with the other water unions NUPE, TGWU, GMWU, NALGO and the craft unions.

In 1971 the union disobeyed the instructions of the TUC and registered under the Industrial relations act and so was expelled from the TUC.

The union began talks regarding a merger with the GMWU in 1969.

In 1972 the union transferred its engagements to the GMWU.

Odds and Ends

Follow up from previous issues, badges for identification and anything else you want to send in.

The Upper Clyde Shipbuilders were featured in the last issue. Here are some more items

Michael Casserlyhasanew email address

michaelcasserly1945@gm ail.com

Membership cards of the Watermen Lightermen

Tugmen and Bargemen’s Union mentioned in the article on NASD in the last issue.

Above and over page some items on the Grunwick dispute

Following the TGWU branch numbers publication some branch and regional badges.

National Union of Public Employees Journal April 1943