Includes: minutes of general executive council, national joint conference and other meetings; half yearly statements of accounts; operational records; legal records; membership registers; monthly journal and reports; records concerning health and safety; Leicester and Northampton branch records.
National Union of the Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades (NUFLAT)
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- ReferenceGB 152 FLA
- Dates of Creation1956-1987
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description32 boxes (1 [MSS.438], 31 [547])
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
NUFLAT was formed in 1971 from the amalgamation of The National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, the Amalgamated Society of Leather Workers, the National Union of Glovers and Leather Workers and the National Union of Leather Workers and Allied Trades. NUFLAT itself joined with the National Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers to form the National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades (KFAT) in 1991.
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This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/
Other Finding Aids
Link to full catalogue: https://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/FLA
Custodial History
Accession MSS.438 was transferred from the University Library. Accession 597 was deposited by Community, the successor trade union, in 2007. Accession 1193 was transferred from the Working Class Movement Library in August 2017. Accession 1210 was transferred from Ayrshire Archives in December 2017.