National Union of Vehicle Builders

The National Union of Vehicle Builders (NUVB) was a trade union in the United Kingdom. The NUVB represented a mixture of skilled and unskilled workers in the automotive industry.[1]

The union was formed in 1834 as the United Kingdom Society of Coachmakers, adopting the name National Union of Vehicle Builders in 1919.[2] In 1920, the London and Provincial Coachmakers, the Operative Coachmakers' Federal Union, and the Coachmen and Vicesmiths' Trade Society joined the union, while the Amalgamated Wheelwrights', Smiths' and Kindred Trades Union joined in 1923.[3]

In 1934, the union had 20,439 members, divided into 150 branches.[4] The union's increase in dues, was the basis for the 1950 court case Edwards v Halliwell. It merged with the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU) in 1972, forming a new automotive trade group within the TGWU.[5]

General Secretaries

1900s: W. J. Clouter
1914: James Nicholson
1935: Harry Halliwell
1953: F. S. Winchester
1962: Alf Roberts
1971: Granville Hawley (acting)

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Closed Shop in Britain. Basil Blackwell & Mott. 1964. p. 48. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Cook, Chris, ed. (2006). The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945. Routledge. p. 400. ISBN 9781136509612. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Vehicle Builders' Amalgamation", Manchester Guardian, 28 November 1923
  4. ↑ Marsh, Arthur Ivor; Ryan, Victoria (2009). Smethurst, John B., ed. Historical Directory of Trade Unions. 6. Ashgate Publishing. p. 59. ISBN 9780754693239. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  5. ↑ Cook, Chris, ed. (2006). The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945. Routledge. p. 398. ISBN 9781136509612. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
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