The National Union of Printing and Paper Workers was a

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 workers in the printing industry in the

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. The union was founded in 1914 by the merger of the

National Amalgamated Society of Printers' Warehousemen and Cutters The National Amalgamated Society of Printers' Warehousemen and Cutters was a trade union in the United Kingdom. History The union originated as the Printers' and Stationers' Warehousemen, Cutters and Assistants' Union, founded early in 1899 by Al ...

, the National Union of Paper Mill Workers, and the United Vellum and Parchment Makers of Great Britain. Alfred Evans, formerly of the Warehousemen and Cutters, became general secretary, while William Ross, formerly of the Paper Mill Workers, became assistant general secretary.Arthur Marsh and John B. Smethurst, ''Historical Directory of Trade Unions'', vol.5, p.57 Membership of the union was more than 20,000, and it grew as the Male Relief Stampers' Society joined in 1919. In 1921, it merged with the

National Union of Bookbinders and Machine Rulers {{Infobox union , name = National Union of Bookbinders and Machine Rulers , full_name = , image = , founded = 1911 , predecessor = , successor = , dissolved = 1921 , merged = National Union of Prin ...

to form the

National Union of Printing, Bookbinding, Machine Ruling and Paper Workers The National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers (NUPBPW) was a British trade union. History The union was founded in 1921 as the National Union of Printing, Bookbinding, Machine Ruling and Paper Workers when the National Union of ...

General Secretaries

:1914: Alfred Evans :1918:

Tom Newland Thomas George Newland (2 February 1872 – 14 September 1943) was a British trade union leader. Born in Islington, Newland served with the City Imperial Volunteers during the Second Boer War. After the war, he returned to the UK, where in 18 ...

Presidents

:1914: R. H. Swift :1918: H. Chalk

References

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