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Building Workers Unions
Operative Bricklayers Society (OBS) 1818-1921
Founded as the London Bricklayers Society.
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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.















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 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.




































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.







