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

trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

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.

General Secretaries

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

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