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IPMS (other)
IPMS may refer to: * Institution of Professionals, Managers and Specialists, a former British trade union * International Plastic Modellers' Society, an international organisation of plastic model-building hobbyists * International Property Measurement Standards Coalition (IPMSC), a group of organisations working to develop and implement international standards for measuring property {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institution Of Professionals, Managers And Specialists
The Institution of Professionals, Managers and Specialists (IPMS) was a trade union representing managers and other people with professional qualifications in the United Kingdom, with a majority of members working in the civil service. History The union was founded in 1919 as the Institution of Professional Civil Servants (IPCS), bringing together seventeen associations based in individual departments of the civil service. The spur for its formation was the creation of the Whitley Council system, on which the new union qualified for two seats. Membership grew rapidly, from 1,534 on formation, to 2,917 the following year, reaching 99,000 by 1980.Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, ''Historical Directory of British Trade Unions'', vol.1, p.108 The union initially operated only as a loose confederation, but in 1946 it established its own National Executive Committee and headquarters, and in 1951, the remaining constituents became branches of the union. At this point, it had strong re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
