Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers

AUBTW
Full name Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers
Founded 1921
Date dissolved 1971
Merged into Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers, Painters and Builders
Members 70,272 (1968)
Affiliation TUC, ITUC, Labour
Key people George Hicks (General Secretary), Luke Fawcett (General Secretary)
Office location Crescent Lane, Clapham Common
Country United Kingdom

The Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers (AUBTW) was a British trade union.

History

The AUBTW was founded in 1921 when the Operative Society of Masons, Quarrymen and Allied Trades of England and Wales, the Operative Bricklayers' Society and the Manchester Unity of Operative Bricklayers' Society merged. It was joined by the Building and Monumental Workers' Association of Scotland in 1942, the National Builders' Labourers' and Constructional Workers' Society in 1952, the National Society of Street Masons, Paviors and Road Makers in 1966 and the Amalgamated Slaters', Tilers' and Roofing Operatives' Society in 1969.[1]

In 1971, the AUBTW merged with the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers to form the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers, Painters and Builders.[1]

Election results

The union sponsored Labour Party candidates in several Parliamentary elections.[2][3]

ElectionConstituencyCandidateVotesPercentagePosition
Woolwich East by-election, 1931Woolwich EastGeorge Hicks16,20056.71
1931 general electionWoolwich EastGeorge Hicks16,65850.91
1935 general electionWoolwich EastGeorge Hicks17,56358.01
1945 general electionWoolwich EastGeorge Hicks18,98370.41
1950 general electionPortsmouth SouthLeslie Charles Merrion17,54536.12
1951 general electionSouthend EastLeslie Charles Merrion19,47844.72
1955 general electionExeterLeslie Charles Merrion18,75943.72
1964 general electionHoughton-le-SpringThomas Urwin32,91474.81
1966 general electionHoughton-le-SpringThomas Urwin32,06777.51
1970 general electionHoughton-le-SpringThomas Urwin32,88873.41

Leadership

General Secretaries

1921: George Hicks
1941: Luke Fawcett
1951: George Lowthian

Presidents

1921: George Waddell
1934: Luke Fawcett
1942: Harry Adams
1953: Harry Weaver

References

  1. 1 2 "Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers, Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
  2. ↑ "List of Parliamentary Labour candidates and election results, February 23rd, 1950". Annual Report of the Labour Party. 1950.
  3. ↑ Webster, Jack (2007). Jack Webster's Aberdeen. Birlinn. p. 200. ISBN 1841584789.
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