24-799: (Redirected from Feds ) [REDACTED] Look up fed or feds in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fed , The Fed , Feds , or FED may refer to: People [ edit ] Feds, a slang term for a police officer in several countries Persons [ edit ] Andrey A. Fedorov (1908–1987), Soviet Russian biologist, author abbreviation John Fedorowicz (born 1958), American International Grandmaster of chess also called "The Fed". Roger Federer (born 1981), Swiss tennis player sometimes referred to as "Fed". Places [ edit ] Fort Edward station (Amtrak code FED ), New York, United States FEDS Xinyi A13 , Taipei, Taiwan;
48-603: A Welsh trade union, nicknamed "Fed" Other uses [ edit ] feeding FED (camera) , a Soviet rangefinder camera Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "fed" or "feds" on Misplaced Pages. Fedz , a 2013 UK crime film All pages with titles beginning with Fed All pages with titles containing Fed All pages with titles containing feds Fede (disambiguation) Federal (disambiguation) Federation (disambiguation) Feed (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
72-603: A Welsh trade union, nicknamed "Fed" Other uses [ edit ] feeding FED (camera) , a Soviet rangefinder camera Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "fed" or "feds" on Misplaced Pages. Fedz , a 2013 UK crime film All pages with titles beginning with Fed All pages with titles containing Fed All pages with titles containing feds Fede (disambiguation) Federal (disambiguation) Federation (disambiguation) Feed (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
96-498: A complete restructure took place. The districts were replaced by eight areas, employing one or more agents, but otherwise much less important, governance moving to the level of the combine or lodge. These were gradually reduced, and by 1979 only five districts existed: Over the years, there were a few splits from the union. The Monmouthshire and South Wales Colliery Enginemen, Stokers and Surface Craftsmen's General Association left in 1903. The South Wales Miners' Industrial Union ,
120-466: A joint committee. Its initial members were William Abraham , David Beynon, Thomas Davies, Daronwy Isaac , J. Jones, David Morgan , Alfred Onions and Morgan Weeks from the sliding scale districts, and David Ajax, John Davies , J. Edwards, Joseph Phillips and M. Williams from the non-sliding scale districts. Thomas Richards was elected as secretary, and the following year, Abraham was elected as president, Morgan as vice-president, and Josiah Edwards as
144-451: A monthly meeting, comprising one delegate from each lodge, and was led by a district executive. Each district elected at least one agent, who then served until they chose to retire, thus making the role hugely important. The number of districts gradually increased, to a peak of twenty, then with the abolition of the tiny Saundersfoot district, continued at nineteen until 1934. By this point, most districts were struggling financially, and so
168-416: A shopping mall FEDS Zhubei , Zhubei, Hsinchu, Taiwan; a shopping mall Arts, entertainment, media [ edit ] Fed (album) , a 2002 album by American musician Liam Hayes "Fed" (song), a song by Liam Hayes, the title track off the eponymous 2002 album Fed (album) Feds (film) , a 1988 U.S. cop-comedy film Television [ edit ] "Fed" ( Law & Order ) , episode of
192-416: A shopping mall FEDS Zhubei , Zhubei, Hsinchu, Taiwan; a shopping mall Arts, entertainment, media [ edit ] Fed (album) , a 2002 album by American musician Liam Hayes "Fed" (song), a song by Liam Hayes, the title track off the eponymous 2002 album Fed (album) Feds (film) , a 1988 U.S. cop-comedy film Television [ edit ] "Fed" ( Law & Order ) , episode of
216-583: A tournament in women's tennis Liverpool Feds W.F.C. , a women's soccer team in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK Brooklyn Feds , a 1910s baseball team in Brooklyn, New York City, New York State, USA Federalsburg Feds , a 1949 baseball team in Federalsburg, Maryland, USA Groups, organizations, companies [ edit ] Federation Federal government (the feds) Federal government of
240-425: A tournament in women's tennis Liverpool Feds W.F.C. , a women's soccer team in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK Brooklyn Feds , a 1910s baseball team in Brooklyn, New York City, New York State, USA Federalsburg Feds , a 1949 baseball team in Federalsburg, Maryland, USA Groups, organizations, companies [ edit ] Federation Federal government (the feds) Federal government of
264-832: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages fed [REDACTED] Look up fed or feds in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fed , The Fed , Feds , or FED may refer to: People [ edit ] Feds, a slang term for a police officer in several countries Persons [ edit ] Andrey A. Fedorov (1908–1987), Soviet Russian biologist, author abbreviation John Fedorowicz (born 1958), American International Grandmaster of chess also called "The Fed". Roger Federer (born 1981), Swiss tennis player sometimes referred to as "Fed". Places [ edit ] Fort Edward station (Amtrak code FED ), New York, United States FEDS Xinyi A13 , Taipei, Taiwan;
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#1732848167097288-648: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages South Wales Miners%27 Federation The South Wales Miners' Federation (SWMF), nicknamed "The Fed", was a trade union for coal miners in South Wales . It survives as the South Wales Area of the National Union of Mineworkers . The Amalgamated Association of Miners (AAM) was influential in South Wales during
312-639: The Liberal Party ; MPs Thomas Richards , William Abraham , John Williams and William Brace all took the Liberal Party whip in parliament. However, when the MFGB held a ballot on affiliation to the Labour Party in 1906, a majority of SWMF members voted in favour. As the national federation narrowly voted against, another vote was held in 1908, by which time SWMF members voted 74,675 to 44,616 in favour. Some in
336-558: The United States , the national branch of government in the United States Federal Reserve ("The Fed"), the central banking system of the United States, or one of its regional banks (e.g., the "Boston Fed") The Fed (newspaper) , a student newspaper published at Columbia University Federation of Students, University of Waterloo , Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; nicknamed "Feds" South Wales Miners' Federation ,
360-430: The United States , the national branch of government in the United States Federal Reserve ("The Fed"), the central banking system of the United States, or one of its regional banks (e.g., the "Boston Fed") The Fed (newspaper) , a student newspaper published at Columbia University Federation of Students, University of Waterloo , Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; nicknamed "Feds" South Wales Miners' Federation ,
384-515: The early 1870s, but it collapsed in 1875. Of the AAM's various districts, only the Cambrian Miners' Association survived the collapse, but it steadily grew in membership, and other local unions were founded. The local unions disagreed over whether to negotiate wages as part of a "sliding scale", where pay rose and fell in line with coal export prices. This began to change in 1892, when the unions formed
408-490: The end of 1898, the union had 60,000 members, or 47% of the coalfield workforce, and by 1900 this had risen to 127,894 or 87% of the workforce. By 1914, four districts had more than 10,000 members: Anthracite, Monmouthshire & Western Valleys, Rhondda No.1, and Tredegar Valley. The new union affiliated to the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) in 1899. In the early twentieth century, its leadership were aligned with
432-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Fed . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fed&oldid=1256460616 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
456-403: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Fed . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fed&oldid=1256460616 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
480-464: The television series Law & Order Feds (TV series) , a 1997 U.S. legal drama TV show The Feds (miniseries) , a 1990s Australian TV show The Rookie: Feds , a 2022 U.S. cop-drama TV show Computing, electronics, software [ edit ] .fed.us , a domain name for U.S. federal government entities Front-end web development Field-emission display , a type of flat-panel display Sports [ edit ] Fed Cup ,
504-464: The television series Law & Order Feds (TV series) , a 1997 U.S. legal drama TV show The Feds (miniseries) , a 1990s Australian TV show The Rookie: Feds , a 2022 U.S. cop-drama TV show Computing, electronics, software [ edit ] .fed.us , a domain name for U.S. federal government entities Front-end web development Field-emission display , a type of flat-panel display Sports [ edit ] Fed Cup ,
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#1732848167097528-655: The treasurer. The committee achieved little, but formed a basis for the formation of the SWMF. The union was founded on 24 October 1898, following the defeat of the South Wales miners' strike of 1898 . Numerous local coal miners' unions found their funds depleted and decided to merge. They include: Prior to the formation of the Federation, these local unions had relatively little success in securing widespread trade union membership. Chris Williams estimates that, while reliable figures are unavailable, it appears that no more than 18% of
552-529: The union were radicalised by such events as the Cambrian Combine Dispute and the Tonypandy Riot of 1910. The union was divided into districts, and in the early years, these were powerful bodies. They varied greatly in size, and those with more than 3,000 members were entitled to an automatic place on the union's executive, plus an extra place for each additional 6,000 members. Each district held
576-546: The workforce in the South Wales Coalfield were union members between 1892 and 1897. This was well below the British average of 39% and significantly lower than Scotland (25%), Yorkshire (58%) and the north-east of England (59%). Despite its name, the new union was not a federation; the former unions were dissolved and became the basis of twenty districts, each with one or more full-time agents. It had an immediate impact. By
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