- Reports;
- Executive Council papers and decisions;
- National Committee and conference reports including youth and women's conferences;
- rules;
- final appeal court reports;
- other papers including union leaflets, election material, newspaper cuttings, agreements, membership records and handbooks and circulars;
- branch and district records.
Amalgamated Engineering Union
This material is held atWorking Class Movement Library
- Reference
- GB 1008 TU/ENG
- Dates of Creation
- 1851-2002
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 59 linear metres
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers: 1992 merged with the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunication and Plumbing Union to form the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU). 2002 Merged into AMICUS
Amalgamated Union of Engineering and Foundry Workers: Historical Directory of trade Unions, vol 2 pg 19
Amalgamated Engineering Union (1920-1968): Historical Directory of Trade Unions, vol 2 pg 12
Amalgamated Society of Engineers, Machinists, Smiths, Millwrights and Pattern Makers: Historical Directory of Trade unions, vol 2 pg 16
Arrangement
- Series 1: reports
- Series 2: Executive Council papers and decisions
- Series 3: National Committee and conference reports including youth and women's conferences
- Series 4: Rules
- Series 5: Final appeal court reports
- Series 6: other papers including union leaflets, election material, newspaper cuttings, agreements, membership records and handbooks and circulars
- Series 7: branch and district records
Access Information
Open for consultation.
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To book an appointment, telephone: 0161 736 3601 or email: info@wcml.org.uk .
Other Finding Aids
The full catalogue is available online on the Working Class Movement Library's Web Site - www.wcml.org.uk/catalogue/adlib-catalogue
Archivist's Note
Catalogued as part of the HLF project 'The past meets the present'.
Appraisal Information
Duplicate rule books - Amalgamated Society of Engineers, 1885 (6 copies), 1892 (1 copy), 1897 (3 copies), 1902 (2 copies), 1905 (1 copy), 1908 (2 copies), 1913 ( 2 copies), 1916 (5 copies). Amalgamated Engineering Union 1920 (3 copies), 1923 (2 copies), 1926 (1 copy), 1931 (1 copy), 1936 (1 copy), 1940 (1 copy), 1946 (1 copy), 1951 (2 copies), 1956 (1 copy), 1960 (1 copy), 1965 (2 copies). Amalgamated Society of Engineering Workers, 1971 (1 copy), 1979 (2 copies), n.d. (11 copies). rule book n.d. (1 copy). Officers' pension fund, 1965 (1 copy), 1947 (4 copies). Australian section, 1959 (1 copy), partial alterations 1963 (16 copies).