This collection includes: rules, 1942 and 1944; annual reports and balance sheets, 1893-1950; wages reports, 1921-1922.
National Builders' Labourers' and Constructional Workers' Society.
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- ReferenceGB 152 BLS
- Dates of Creation1893-1950
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 box
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The National Builders' Labourers' and Constructional Workers' Society (NBLCWS) was founded as the United Builders' Labourers' Union (UBLU) in 1889. It changed its name in 1920. In 1952 the society merged with the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers (AUBTW).
Reference: R.W. Postgate, 'The builders' history' (London: National Federation of Building Trade Operatives, 1923).
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
Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/BLS
Custodial History
The National Builders' Labourers' and Constructional Workers' Society's papers form part of the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT) archive. The initial deposit was made in 1974 and accruals are listed under the entry for the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (MSS.78/UC).