National Steel Workers' Associated Engineering and Labour League
| Founded | 1888 |
|---|---|
| Date dissolved | 1917 |
| Merged into | Iron and Steel Trades Confederation |
| Members | 3,000 (1917) |
| Affiliation | TUC, Labour Party |
| Country | England |
The National Steel Workers' Associated Engineering and Labour League was a trade union representing steel workers in England.
The union was founded in Middlesbrough in 1888, and quickly also built up a base in Sheffield. By 1895, it had 1,000 members, and this rose to 2,000 by 1913, and more than 3,000 by 1917.[1] It was an early affiliate of the Labour Representation Committee, which later became the Labour Party.[2]
The union affiliated to the loose Iron and Steel Trades Federation in 1913, and in 1917, it merged into the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation.[1]
References
- 1 2 Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of British Trade Unions, vol.2, pp.278-279
- ↑ Report of the Third Annual Conference of the Labour Representation Committee (1903), p.3
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