Altogether Builders' Labourers and Constructional Workers' Society
The Altogether Builders' Labourers and Constructional Workers' Society was a trade union representing labourers in the construction industry in the United Kingdom.
| Merged into | Transport and General Workers' Union |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 1934 |
| Headquarters | 11 South Hill Park, Hampstead |
| Location |
The union originated around the turn of 1889 and 1890 as the National Association of Builders' Labourers, and by 1892 had a membership of more than 2,000 workers. However, it split into local unions in 1893, and ceased to operate nationally. In 1907, the Hull and District Builders' Labourers Union re-established the National Association, with twenty-five local unions joining, giving a membership of 2,866.[1]
The union affiliated to the National Federation of Building Trades Operatives, which organised a merger conference between it and its three main rivals: the United Builders' Labourers Union, the United Order of General Labourers of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Navvies', Bricklayers' Labourers' and General Labourers' Union. This was not successful; the Navvies and the United Order had little interest in amalgamation, while the National and the United Builders could not agree on a way forward. In response, the National Association reformed as the "Altogether Builders' Labourers and Constructional Workers Society".[1] It merged into the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1934.[2]
General Secretaries
- 1907: Patrick Flanagan
- 1921: S. Taylor
- 1928: Tom Pugh
References
- Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of British Trade Unions, vol.3, p.123
- Waddington, Jeremy (1995). The politics of bargaining: the merger process and British trade union structural development, 1892-1987. Routledge. p. 82. ISBN 0-7201-2245-7.