Midland Counties Miners' Federation
| Merged into | National Union of Mineworkers |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1886 |
| Dissolved | 1945 |
| Affiliations | Miners' Federation of Great Britain |
The Midland Counties Miners' Federation was a British trade union.
The union was founded in 1886 to represent coal miners in the West Midlands region of England. It initially had seven affiliates: the North Stafford Miners' Association, the Old Hill and Highley District Miners, Enginemen and Surfacemen's Association, the Pelsall District Miners, the Shropshire Miners' Association, the South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire Amalgamated Miners, and the West Bromwich District Miners.[1] It affiliated to the Miners' Federation of Great Britain.[2] The Warwickshire Miners' Association affiliated later.[3]
In 1945, the union became the Midland Area of the National Union of Mineworkers.
Members
| Name | Founded | Joined | Members (date) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannock Chase Miners', Enginemen's and Surfacemen's Association | 1876 | 1886 | |
| North Stafford Miners' Association | 1869 | 1886 | |
| Old Hill and Highley District Miners, Enginemen and Surfacemen's Association | 1883 | 1886 | |
| Pelsall District Miners' Association | 1887 | 1887 | |
| Shropshire Miners' Association | 1886 | 1886 | |
| South Staffordshire and East Worcestershire Amalgamated Miners | 1863 | 1886 | |
| Warwickshire Miners' Association | 1885 | 1890s | |
| West Bromwich District Miners | 1869 | 1886 |
Presidents
- 1886: Enoch Edwards
- 1912: Samuel Finney
- 1930s: F. J. Hancock
- 1950s: Arthur Badderley
- 1963: Jack Lally
- 1983:
Secretaries
- 1886: Samuel Henry Whitehouse
- 1888: Benjamin Dean
- 1890: Albert Stanley
- 1915: John Baker?
- 1930s: G. H. Jones
- 1948: J. H. Southall
- 1963: A. M. Jones
- 1983: Jim Colgan
- 1990s: Joe Wills
References
- ^ Robin Page Arnot, The Miners, vol.1, p.105
- ^ Robin Page Arnot, The Miners, vol.1, p.251
- ^ Roy Gregory, The Miners and British Politics 1906-1914, p.168