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20-515: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages General Railway Workers%27 Union The General Railway Workers' Union was a trade union representing low-paid workers on railways of the United Kingdom . Following the London Dock strike of 1889 , a group of low-paid railway workers were inspired to join a trade union. They hoped to join
30-659: The Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants (ASRS), but its membership fees were beyond their means, and the ASRS refused to consider lower rates of fees. As a result, before the end of the year, the workers founded their own society, the "General Railway Workers' Union". The union saw itself as part of the New Unionism movement. In contrast to most unions of the day, it did not offer any welfare benefits, and focused solely on winning improved pay and conditions for its members. It
40-701: The Triple Alliance – perhaps an unfortunate name, as the same year the Triple Entente of Britain , France and Russia and the Triple Alliance of Germany , and Austria-Hungary (albeit without Italy ) went to war. In 1919 the NUR and ASLEF jointly organised the 1919 United Kingdom railway strike , which prevented a proposed wage reduction and won an eight-hour maximum working day. The NUR formed Federation agreements with ASLEF in 1903 and 1982 but both were short-lived. The NUR had 408,900 members in 1945, making it
50-565: The fifth largest union in Britain. Its membership fell to 369,400 in 1956 and 227,800 in 1966. Following the formation of British Rail , the majority of NUR members worked for the nationalised organisation. However, other members worked for London Transport , the National Freight Corporation and various smaller companies. It also recruited British Rail workers in associated industries, such as its hotels, docks and harbours, and on
60-736: The majority of railway workers, but not white-collar workers, who were members of the Railway Clerks' Association (founded 1897, later the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association ). NUR membership was open to drivers and firemen but most chose instead to be members of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (founded 1880). In 1914 the NUR joined forces with the National Transport Workers' Federation and Mining Federation of Great Britain to form
70-447: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Railway Workers' Union . 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=Railway_Workers%27_Union&oldid=1036832091 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
80-568: Was a trade union of railway workers in the United Kingdom . The largest railway workers' union in the country, it was influential in the national trade union movement. The NUR was an industrial union founded in 1913 by the merger of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants (founded 1872), the United Pointsmen and Signalmen's Society (founded 1880) and the General Railway Workers' Union (founded 1889). The NUR represented
90-467: Was elected as Clark's replacement, but membership did not increase until the middle of the 1900s, bringing the union close to collapse. Finally, membership, began increasing, and reached 20,000 by 1913. That year, it merged with the ASRS and the United Pointsmen and Signalmen's Society to form the National Union of Railwaymen . National Union of Railwaymen The National Union of Railwaymen
100-421: Was immediately successful in recruiting 14,000 members, but due to turnover of employment, this fell to only 4,000 by 1895. That year, former members of the small Scottish Railwaymen's Union transferred in. In 1898, the union came close to negotiating a merger with the ASRS. Disappointed by this failure, the general secretary, Andrew Clark, resigned, along with some of the other full-time staff. Thomas Lowth
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