{{short description, Former trade union of the United Kingdom The National Union of Insurance Workers (NUIW) 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 insurance industry in the

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. The union was formed in 1964, when the

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merged with the

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. Initially, the union operated as a federation, with affiliates representing workers at larger individual companies, and a Composite Section for workers at smaller companies. Several of these sections left in the 1970s to join the

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. Three sections remained, representing workers at the Prudential,

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and the Royal London, and these merged into the central union in 1984.Arthur Marsh and John B. Smethurst, ''Historical Directory of Trade Unions'', vol.5, p.307 The union's membership fell over the years, from 25,740 in 1974, to only 12,519 in 1993. In 2000, it merged into the

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trade union.

Affiliates

* Britannic Field Staff Association * Liverpool Victoria Workers' Union * London and Manchester Field Staff Association * National Pearl Federation * National Union of Pearl Agents *

Prudential Staff Union The Prudential Staff Union was a trade union representing workers at the Prudential insurance company, in the United Kingdom. The only union of insurance workers to affiliate to the Labour Party, it was briefly represented on its National Ex ...

* Refuge Field Staff Association * Royal Liver Employees' Union * Royal London Staff Association

General Secretaries

:1964: Terry Quinlan :1974: Fred Jarvis :1980: J. P. Brown :1988: R. Main :1993: Ken Perry

References

External links

Catalogue of the NUIW archives
held at the

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Catalogue of the Royal London Section archives
held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick Defunct trade unions of the United Kingdom 1964 establishments in the United Kingdom Insurance industry trade unions Trade unions established in 1964 Trade unions disestablished in 2000 Trade unions based in London