Transport and General Workers' Union
Former trade union in the UK and Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU or T&G) was one of the largest general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland – where it was known as the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers' Union (ATGWU) to differentiate itself from the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union – with 900,000 members (and was once the largest trade union in the world). It was founded in 1922 and Ernest Bevin served as its first general secretary.
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Transport and General Workers' Union | |
Merged into | Unite |
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Founded | 1 January 1922 |
Dissolved | 1 May 2007 |
Headquarters | London, England |
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Members | 800,000 (2006) |
Key people | Tony Woodley, general secretary |
Publication | TGWU Record |
Affiliations | TUC, ICTU, STUC, ITF, IUF, Labour |
Website | tgwu |
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In 2007, it merged with Amicus to form Unite the Union.