The Pelsall District Miners' Association was a trade union representing coal miners in the Walsall area of England.
| Founded | 1887 |
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| Headquarters | Lloyds Chambers, Park Street, Walsall |
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Members | 6,120 (1907)[1] |
Parent organization | Midland Miners' Federation |
The union was founded in 1887. By the end of the year, it already had 2,181 members, and had appointed Benjamin Dean as its full-time agent and secretary. It also affiliated to the Midland Counties Miners' Federation.[2]
Membership of the union was fairly constant for many years, but by 1907 had increased to 6,120. It fell to 3,713 in 1911, but was back over 5,000 by 1925.[1][2]
In 1945, the union became the Pelsall District of the Midland Area of the National Union of Mineworkers, with far less autonomy than before.[2] A couple of years later, it merged into the Cannock Chase District.[3]
General Secretaries
edit- 1887: Benjamin Dean
- 1910: Frederick James Dean
- 1923: John Blakemore
References
edit- ^ a b Report on Trade Unions in 1905-1907. London: Board of Trade. 1909. pp. 82–101.
- ^ a b c Smethurst, John B.; Carter, Peter (June 2009). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. Vol. 6. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. p. 508. ISBN 9780754666837. LCCN 80-151653.
- ^ National Union of Mineworkers, "Annual Conference 1946: Report of the National Executive Committee", p.98