The Amalgamated Machine, Engine and Iron Grinders' and Glazers' Society was a small but long-lasting

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

representing machine workers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The union was founded in 1844, but grew only very slowly; by 1897, it had 514 members in eight branches. It affiliated to the General Federation of Trade Unions, within which its secretary, William Saxon, became prominent.{{cite journal , date=1938 , journal=Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress , title=Obituary: Mr William Saxon , page=247 By 1956, membership had slumped to only 150, so in September, the union merged into the

Amalgamated Engineering Union The Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU) was a major United Kingdom, British trade union. It merged with the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union to form the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union in 1992. History ...

General Secretaries

:John Asquith :1926: William Saxon :1938: W. F. Irvine :1948: H. Milne

References

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