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- 1896, 1906-1914 (Creation)
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The National Federation of Shop Workers and Clerks was formed in 1907, as an amalgamation of the Amalgamated Union of Cooperative Employees, the National Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants, Warehousemen and Clerks, and the National Union of Clerks. It was formed with the principal aims of promoting fraternisation, acting as a united group at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and supporting the policies affecting each section. The Federation was wound up in May 1914. During its lifetime the National Federation did little beyond discussing various schemes of amalgamation, but it did achieve some understanding of the need for clerical worker unions to work together for an objective.
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The volume was sent to the TUC in May 1914.
GB 1924 Shop Workers 1896, 1906-1914 Collection (fonds) 1 volume National Federation of Shop Workers and Clerks
The National Federation of Shop Workers and Clerks was formed in 1907, as an amalgamation of the Amalgamated Union of Cooperative Employees, the National Amalgamated Union of Shop Assistants, Warehousemen and Clerks, and the National Union of Clerks. It was formed with the principal aims of promoting fraternisation, acting as a united group at the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and supporting the policies affecting each section. The Federation was wound up in May 1914. During its lifetime the National Federation did little beyond discussing various schemes of amalgamation, but it did achieve some understanding of the need for clerical worker unions to work together for an objective.
The volume was sent to the TUC in May 1914.
The papers were transferred to the TUC Library Collections in the University of North London by the TUC in January 1998.
Minute book of the National Federation of Shop Workers and Clerks from inaugural meeting in July 1907 to winding up in May 1914. Volume also contains correspondence on the possible merger of unions; the minutes of a preliminary meeting, 1906; the rules of the Federation, 1907, and copies of letters from the TUC on finance and arrangements for Congress, 1896.
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At the discretion of the TUC Librarian and subject to copyright conditions.
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Sources: Historical Directory of Trade Unions, volume 1 Non-Manual Unions, by Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan (1980). Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Mar 2002 Labour relations Markets National Federation of Shop Workers and Clerks Retail Trade Trade unions TUC , Trades Union Congress x Trades Union Congress
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The papers were transferred to the TUC Library Collections in the University of North London by the TUC in January 1998.
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Minute book of the National Federation of Shop Workers and Clerks from inaugural meeting in July 1907 to winding up in May 1914. Volume also contains correspondence on the possible merger of unions; the minutes of a preliminary meeting, 1906; the rules of the Federation, 1907, and copies of letters from the TUC on finance and arrangements for Congress, 1896.
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Open to bona fide researchers at the discretion of the TUC Librarian.
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- English
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- Latin
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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