National Union of Commercial Travellers
The National Union of Commercial Travellers was a trade union representing travelling salespeople in the United Kingdom.
| Founded | 1921 |
|---|---|
| Date dissolved | 1970 |
| Merged into | Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs |
| Members | 600 (1948) |
| Journal | The Commercial Traveller |
| Affiliation | TUC |
| Office location | 103 Southwark Street, London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
The union was founded in 1921 as the United Kingdom Commercial Travellers. Three years later, it had 279 members. While it remained a small organisation, the union funded a school in Pinner, the Royal Commercial Travellers School, and organised numerous social activities.[1]
Membership of the union peaked at 600 in 1948. J. F. Denning had become general secretary the previous year, and membership steadily fell under his leadership. By 1969, it had fewer than 200 members, and so the following year, it merged into the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs.[1]
General Secretaries
- 1921: C. J. Kebbell
- 1941: J. F. Denning
- 1968: J. McCabe
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References
- Marsh, Arthur; Smethurst, John B. (2006). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. 5. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 085967990X.
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