Amalgamated Union of Asphalt Workers

The Amalgamated Union of Asphalt Workers (AUAW) was a trade union representing workers in the asphalt industry in the United Kingdom.

Amalgamated Union of Asphalt Workers
Merged intoTransport and General Workers' Union
Founded1938
Dissolved1987
HeadquartersJenkin House, Queen's Road, Peckham[1]
Location
Members
2,680 (1980)
Key people
F. V. Jenkin
Harry Wareham
AffiliationsTUC, GFTU, NFBTO

The union was founded in 1938 with the merger of the National Asphalt Workers' Union and the Northern Asphalt Workers' Union. Although its membership was always small, it covered the entirety of Great Britain and workers involved in all aspects of asphalt, from manufacture to construction workers.[1]

In 1980, the union had 2,680 members.[1] In 1988, it merged into the Transport and General Workers' Union.[2]

General Secretaries

1938: F. V. Jenkin
1950s: Herbert Softley
1960s: Harry M. Wareham
1986: Derek McCann

Assistant General Secretaries

1960s: Tony (Antonio) Avella
1970s: Derek McCann

References

  1. Eaton, Jack; Gill, Colin (1981). The Trade Union Directory. London: Pluto Press. p. 148.
  2. "The British merger movement", Industrial Relations Journal, Vol.30, No.5
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