National Union of Vehicle Builders

The National Union of Vehicle Builders (NUVB) was a trade union in the United Kingdom. The NUVB represented a mixture of skilled and unskilled workers in the automotive industry.[3]

National Union of Vehicle Builders
Founded1834
Date dissolved1972
Merged intoTransport and General Workers' Union
Members9,186 (1907)[1]
74,140 (1972)[2]
AffiliationTUC, ITUC, CSEU
Key peopleAlf Roberts (Gen Sec)
Office location44 Hathersage Road, Manchester
CountryUnited Kingdom

History

The union was formed in 1834 as the United Kingdom Society of Coachmakers, adopting the name National Union of Vehicle Builders in 1919.[4] In 1920, the London and Provincial Coachmakers, the Operative Coachmakers' Federal Union, and the Coachmen and Vicesmiths' Trade Society joined the union, while the Amalgamated Wheelwrights, Smiths and Kindred Trades Union joined in 1923.[5]

In 1934, the union had 20,439 members, divided into 150 branches.[6] The union's increase in dues, was the basis for the 1950 court case Edwards v Halliwell. It merged with the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU) in 1972, forming a new automotive trade group within the TGWU.[7]

Election results

The union sponsored Labour Party candidates in several Parliamentary elections.[8][9]

ElectionConstituencyCandidateVotesPercentagePosition
1918 general electionSwindonJoseph Compton8,39339.92
1922 general electionSwindonJoseph Compton11,50243.62
1923 general electionManchester GortonJoseph Compton16,08060.01
1924 general electionManchester GortonJoseph Compton16,38356.01
1929 general electionManchester GortonJoseph Compton22,05661.11
1931 general electionManchester GortonJoseph Compton16,31642.32
1935 general electionManchester GortonJoseph Compton20,03955.91
1955 general electionChertseyRichard H. Edwards14,65638.92
1959 general electionKirkcaldy BurghsHarry Gourlay25,42858.31
1964 general electionKirkcaldy BurghsHarry Gourlay24,26360.01
1966 general electionKirkcaldy BurghsHarry Gourlay23,27359.61
1970 general electionKirkcaldy BurghsHarry Gourlay22,98656.01

General Secretaries
1900s: W. J. Clouter
1914: James Nicholson
1935: Harry Halliwell
1953: F. S. Winchester
1962: Alf Roberts
1968: Gabrielis Gallus
1971: Granville Hawley (acting)

See also

References
  1. Report on Trade Unions in 1905-1907. London: Board of Trade. 1909. p. 82-101.
  2. Jeremy Waddington, Restructuring Representation, p.272
  3. The Closed Shop in Britain. Basil Blackwell & Mott. 1964. p. 48. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  4. Cook, Chris, ed. (2006). The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945. Routledge. p. 400. ISBN 9781136509612. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  5. "Vehicle Builders' Amalgamation", Manchester Guardian, 28 November 1923
  6. Marsh, Arthur Ivor; Ryan, Victoria (2009). Smethurst, John B. (ed.). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. 6. Ashgate Publishing. p. 59. ISBN 9780754693239. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  7. Cook, Chris, ed. (2006). The Routledge Guide to British Political Archives: Sources since 1945. Routledge. p. 398. ISBN 9781136509612. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  8. "List of Parliamentary Labour candidates and election results, February 23rd, 1950". Annual Report of the Labour Party. 1950.
  9. Webster, Jack (2007). Jack Webster's Aberdeen. Birlinn. p. 200. ISBN 1841584789.
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