Union of Speech Therapists (UST), earlier the Speech Therapists' Professional Association

Scope and Content

Minutes of executive council, 1958-1975; papers concerning Whitley Councils for the Health Services Staff Side, 1974; papers concerning salaries and gradings, 1974-1975; Halsbury Report, 1974.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Union of Speech Therapists was formed in 1957 as the Speech Therapists' Professional Association. It transferred its engagements to the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs (ASTMS) in 1975.

Reference: George S. Bain, 'Growth of white-collar unionism' (Clarendon : Oxford, 1970); Clive Jenkins and Barrie Sherman, 'White collar unionism : the rebellious salariat' (Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1979).

Access Information

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

Other Finding Aids

Custodial History

Deposited by the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs (ASTMS).

Related Material

Records of the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs (ASTMS)