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National Union of Vehicle Builders
Merged intoTransport and General Workers' Union
Founded1834
Dissolved1972
Headquarters44 Hathersage Road, Manchester
Location
  • United Kingdom
Members
9,186 (1907)[1]
74,140 (1972)[2]
Key people
Alf Roberts (Gen Sec)
AffiliationsTUC, ITUC, CSEU

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.[3]

History

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The union was formed in 1834 as the United Kingdom Society of Coachmakers, adopting the name National Union of Vehicle Builders in 1919.[4] 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.[5]

In 1934, the union had 20,439 members, divided into 150 branches.[6] 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.[7]

Election results

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The union sponsored Labour Party candidates in several Parliamentary elections.[8][9]

Election Constituency Candidate Votes Percentage Position
1918 general election Swindon Joseph Compton 8,393 39.9 2
1922 general election Swindon Joseph Compton 11,502 43.6 2
1923 general election Manchester Gorton Joseph Compton 16,080 60.0 1
1924 general election Manchester Gorton Joseph Compton 16,383 56.0 1
1929 general election Manchester Gorton Joseph Compton 22,056 61.1 1
1931 general election Manchester Gorton Joseph Compton 16,316 42.3 2
1935 general election Manchester Gorton Joseph Compton 20,039 55.9 1
1955 general election Chertsey Richard H. Edwards 14,656 38.9 2
1959 general election Kirkcaldy Burghs Harry Gourlay 25,428 58.3 1
1964 general election Kirkcaldy Burghs Harry Gourlay 24,263 60.0 1
1966 general election Kirkcaldy Burghs Harry Gourlay 23,273 59.6 1
1970 general election Kirkcaldy Burghs Harry Gourlay 22,986 56.0 1

General Secretaries

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1900s: W. J. Clouter
1914: James Nicholson
1935: Harry Halliwell
1953: F. S. Winchester
1962: Alf Roberts
1968: Gabrielis Gallus
1971: Granville Hawley (acting)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Report on Trade Unions in 1905-1907. London: Board of Trade. 1909. pp. 82–101.
  2. ^ Jeremy Waddington, Restructuring Representation, p.272
  3. ^ The Closed Shop in Britain. Basil Blackwell & Mott. 1964. p. 48. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. ^ Cook, Chris, ed. (2006). The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945. Routledge. p. 400. ISBN 9781136509612. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Vehicle Builders' Amalgamation", Manchester Guardian, 28 November 1923
  6. ^ Marsh, Arthur Ivor; Ryan, Victoria (2009). Smethurst, John B. (ed.). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. Vol. 6. Ashgate Publishing. p. 59. ISBN 9780754693239. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  7. ^ Cook, Chris, ed. (2006). The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945. Routledge. p. 398. ISBN 9781136509612. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  8. ^ "List of Parliamentary Labour candidates and election results, February 23rd, 1950". Annual Report of the Labour Party. 1950.
  9. ^ Webster, Jack (2007). Jack Webster's Aberdeen. Birlinn. p. 200. ISBN 978-1841584782.
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