The National Amalgamated Union of Life Assurance Workers (NAULAW) was a

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representing insurance workers in the

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and

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History

The union was founded in 1919 when the National Union of Life Insurance Agents merged with the National Association of Prudential Insurance Agents, the Blackburn Philanthropic Agents Association, the National Association of Wesleyan and General Insurance Agents, and the Planet Agents Association. Although all the founding organisations mentioned insurance agents in their name, other workers in the industry, including managers and clerical staff, were also represented.Arthur Marsh and John B. Smethurst, ''Historical Directory of Trade Unions'', vol.5, p.303 By 1923, the union already had 14,106 members, although this fell to only 7,722 by 1948, and just 2,238 by 1963. It merged with the

National Federation of Insurance Workers The National Federation of Insurance Workers (NFIW) was a trade union federation of insurance trade unions in the United Kingdom. The federation was established in 1919, and by 1927 its affiliates had a total of 19,863 members, with around a thi ...

in 1964, forming the

National Union of Insurance Workers {{short description, Former trade union of the United Kingdom The National Union of Insurance Workers (NUIW) was a trade union representing workers in the insurance industry in the United Kingdom. The union was formed in 1964, when the National A ...

Election results

The union sponsored a Labour Party candidate in several Parliamentary elections, including a Member of Parliament from 1942 to 1951. {, class="wikitable sortable" ! Election !! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! Percentage !! Position , - , 1931 general election , , Liverpool Everton , , , , 7,786 , , 31.2 , , 2 , - , 1942 by-election , , Newcastle-under-Lyme , , , , unopposed , , ''N/A'' , , 1 , - ,

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, , Newcastle-under-Lyme , , , , 25,903 , , 66.2 , , 1 , - , 1950 general election , , Newcastle-under-Lyme , , {{sortname, John, Mack, John Mack (British politician) , , 30,249 , , 57.8 , , 1

General Secretaries

:1919: B. Brooke :1926: W. Sheard :c.1950: W. B. Hannaford :1959: Frank Crump :1963: W. Hindson

References

External links

Catalogue of the NAULAW archives
held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick Defunct trade unions of the United Kingdom Trade unions established in 1919 Trade unions disestablished in 1964 Trade unions based in Greater Manchester Insurance industry trade unions