National League of the Blind

Minutes of meetings of the Dundee Branch of the League

The National League of the Blind and Disabled (NLBD) was a trade union in the United Kingdom.The union was founded, as the National League of the Blind, in 1899, and it affiliated to the Trades Union Congress in 1902. It was initially led by Ben Purse, a piano tuner, and the 1900s, its secretary was Thomas Summerbell. The League organised its first strike in 1912. In 1920, it organised marches to Trafalgar Square from Leeds, Manchester and Newport in support of what became the Blind Persons Act 1920. Purse left the union in 1921, forming the National Union of Industrial and Professional Blind, which later became the National Association of Blindworkers, and focused on providing benefits to its members. The National League organised a further march in 1936 which helped achieve a further Blind Persons Act in 1938 The union renamed itself as the "National League of the Blind and Disabled" in 1968 and by 1979 had a membership of just under 5,000. By 2000, it had 4,000 members, and it merged into the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation. The Dundee Branch had been affiliated prior to 1935, and probably since the turn of the 20th century.
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The National League of the Blind and Disabled (NLBD) was a trade union in the United Kingdom.The union was founded, as the National League of the Blind, in 1899, and it affiliated to the Trades Union Congress in 1902. It was initially led by Ben Purse, a piano tuner, and the 1900s, its secretary was Thomas Summerbell. The League organised its first strike in 1912. In 1920, it organised marches to Trafalgar Square from Leeds, Manchester and Newport in support of what became the Blind Persons Act 1920. Purse left the union in 1921, forming the National Union of Industrial and Professional Blind, which later became the National Association of Blindworkers, and focused on providing benefits to its members. The National League organised a further march in 1936 which helped achieve a further Blind Persons Act in 1938 The union renamed itself as the "National League of the Blind and Disabled" in 1968 and by 1979 had a membership of just under 5,000. By 2000, it had 4,000 members, and it merged into the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation. The Dundee Branch had been affiliated prior to 1935, and probably since the turn of the 20th century.
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Description compiled by Jan Merchant 10/02/2017

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MS 410