North Wales Quarrymen's Union
The North Wales Quarrymen's Union (NWQU) was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It was founded on 27 April 1874 at the Queen's Hotel, Caernarfon after a month of discussions between quarrymen from Dinorwic and other supporters.[2] Initially the union was not led by miners but radical Liberals who later became supporters of David Lloyd George's Cymru Fydd[3] It affiliated with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1923, but maintained a separate identity until 1960.[4]
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| Native name | Undeb Chwarelwyr Gogledd Cymru |
|---|---|
| Founded | 27 April 1874 |
| Date dissolved | 1923 |
| Merged into | Transport and General Workers' Union |
| Members | 2,607 (1907[1]) |
| Affiliation | TUC |
| Country | United Kingdom |
General Secretaries
- 1874: William John Parry
- 1876: W. J. Williams
- 1897: J. E. Williams
- 1898: William H. Williams
- 1908: Robert Jones
Presidents
- 1874: Morgan Richards
- 1874: John Lloyd Jones
- 1876: William John Parry
- 1880: Robert Parry of Ceunant
- 1884: William John Parry
- 1890s: W. W. Jones
- 1903:
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See also
- List of trade unions
- Slate industry in Wales
- TGWU amalgamations
- Transport and General Workers' Union
References
- Report on Trade Unions in 1905-1907. London: Board of Trade. 1909. p. 82-101.
- Jones, R. M. "The North Wales Quarrymen 1874" (1982) Cardiff: University of Wales Press, pp.108-9
- Dalton, I. "Nid Oes Bradwr Yn Y Ty Hwn: The Great North Wales Quarry Strikes" (2009) Bangor: Bangor Socialist Party, pg.5
- Annual Report of the 1960 Trades Union Congress, p.108
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