National Union of Vehicle Workers

The National Union of Vehicle Workers was a trade union representing drivers in the United Kingdom.

The union was founded in 1888 as the London Carmen's Trade Union. By the following year, it had a membership of more than 6,000, but this then began to fall, bottoming out at only 2,000 in 1892. It then slowly began to rise, nearing 6,000 again by 1910.^[1]

In 1913, the union was renamed as the "National Union of Vehicle Workers". It affiliated to the National Transport Workers' Federation, and became a founding constituent of the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1922.^[1][2]

General Secretaries

1888: Edward Ballard

1895: Samuel March^[1]

1913: Will Godfrey

References

1. Arthur Marsh and John B. Smethurst, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, vol.5, p.238
2. Coates, Ken; Topham, Tony (1991). The History of the Transport and General Workers' Union. Vol. 1, pt II. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 674.