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The Yorkshire Miners' Association was a British

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. It is now an integral part of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM).

History

The union was founded in 1881 with the merger of the South Yorkshire Miners' Association, and the

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, agreed only because both organisations were weakened by unsuccessful disputes. In order to save money, it moved away from its predecessors' focus on paying benefits to members who were unable to work, and instead aimed to improve working conditions. This proved immediately successful, as the union obtained a 10% rise in wages in 1882, and membership grew to over 20,000. In 1994, the union's members were transferred to the national body, the NUM.

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Mergers decision: National Union of Mineworkers (Yorkshire Area) proposed transfer of engagements to National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)
, 19 May 1994

Officials

General secretaries

:1881:

Benjamin Pickard Benjamin Pickard, usually Ben Pickard (26 or 28 February 1842 – 3 February 1904), was a British coal miner, trade unionist and Lib–Lab politician. Early life and family Pickard was born in Kippax near Leeds in the West Riding of Yorkshire ...

:1904:

William Parrott William Parrott (18 December 1843 – 9 November 1905) was a British coalminer, trade union official and Liberal–Labour (Lib–Lab) politician. Early life Parrott was born at Row Green, a village in Somerset but his parents soon moved to Yor ...

:1906:

John Wadsworth John Wadsworth (1850 – 10 July 1921) was a British trade unionist and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal or Lib-Lab politician. Born in West Melton in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Wadsworth worked as a coal miner and was elected checkweighman. He j ...

:1923:

Samuel Roebuck Samuel Roebuck (17 April 1871 – 23 April 1924) was a British trade unionist. Born in Attercliffe in Sheffield, Roebck moved with his parents to Wombwell in 1876. There, he studied at the Low Valley Wesleyan Day School until he was twelve, ...

:1924: Joseph Jones :1939: Ernest Jones :1954: Fred Collindridge :1964: Sid Schofield :1973:

Owen Briscoe Owen Briscoe (19 November 1920 – 3 March 1992) was a British trade unionist. Born in South Wales, Briscoe's family moved to Yorkshire early in the 1930s to find work. He left school at the age of fourteen to work at Markham Main Colliery, ...

:1986:

Sammy Thompson Sammy Thompson (1932 or 1933 – August 1988) was a British trade unionist. Career Thompson left school in 1948 and began working as a coal miner at Markham Main Colliery. He became active in the Yorkshire Area of the National Union of Minewo ...

:1988: Kenneth Homer

Presidents

:1881: Edward Cowey :1904:

:1906:

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:1938:

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:1952:

Alwyn Machen Joseph Robert Alwyn Machen (3 May 1900''1939 England and Wales Register'' – 2 March 1960) was an English trade union leader who was president of the Yorkshire Area of the National Union of Mineworkers and posthumously elected president of the ...

:1960: Sam Bullough :1973: Arthur Scargill :1982: Jack Taylor :1990:

Frank Cave Frank Cave (17 December 1942 – 7 January 2002) was a British trade unionist and political activist. Cave was born in Edlington in Yorkshire and grew up in nearby Brodsworth. He became a coal miner on leaving school, and quickly became active in ...

? :1990s: Steve Kemp

Vice presidents

:1881: George Cragg :1889:

:1904:

:1906: John Guest :1919:

Edward Hough Edward Hough (5 November 1879 – 22 November 1952) was a British trade unionist. Born in Edinburgh, Hough was orphaned at the age of six months, and was brought up by an aunt who lived in Yorkshire. He left school at the age of twelve to work ...

:1945: Fred Collindridge :1954: Sam Bullough :1961: Jack Leigh :1978: Jack Taylor :1982:

:1986: :1990s: Ken Capstick

References

{{Authority control Defunct trade unions of the United Kingdom Mining trade unions National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain) Politics of Yorkshire Mining in Yorkshire 1881 establishments in England Trade unions established in 1881 1994 disestablishments in England Trade unions based in South Yorkshire