Iron and Steel Trades Confederation

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The Iron and Steel Trades Confederation was a British trade union for metal-workers and allied groups. It was formed as a merger of five existing steel-workers' unions in 1917. In later years, the union's membership widened to include blast furnace workers, wire workers, members of the National League of the Blind and Disabled and the Carpet Weavers Union. The union also built up representation amongst workers in the electronics industry, plastics and glass, the manufacture of kitchen furniture, carpet production, and call centres. Expansion was especially strong in areas with major steel industry installations.

In 2004, the ISTC merged with the National Union of Knitwear, Footwear & Apparel Trades (KFAT) to form a new organisation called Community.

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