The North of England Trimmers' and Teemers Association was a
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 ...
in the
United Kingdom
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.
The union was formed in 1871 and merged with the
Tyne Tyne may refer to:
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*River Tyne, England
*Port of Tyne, the commercial docks in and around the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England
* River Tyne, Scotland
*River Tyne, a tributary of the South Esk River, Tasmania, Australia
Peopl ...
and
Blyth association in 1902. It had 1,500 members in 1908, increasing to 1,913 in 1915.
Trimmers and teemers were employed in loading coal onto ships from
staithe
A wharf ( or wharfs), quay ( , also ), staith, or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more berths ( ...
s.
Teemers would open the trapdoors on rail waggons which had been positioned above the ships'
hoppers.
[ The trimmers would then distribute the coal evenly around the hopper using shovels.][
The Trimmers and Teemers Association merged with the ]Transport and General Workers' Union
The Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU or T&G) was one of the largest general union, general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland—where it was known as the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers' Union (ATGWU)—with 900 ...
in 1922.
See also
* Transport and General Workers' Union
The Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU or T&G) was one of the largest general union, general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland—where it was known as the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers' Union (ATGWU)—with 900 ...
* TGWU amalgamations
The Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) was created in 1922 from a merger of fourteen unions and continued to grow through a series of mergers, amalgamations and transfers of engagements. This process, which is recorded below in chronolog ...
References
Defunct trade unions of the United Kingdom
Port workers' trade unions
Trade unions established in 1871
Trade unions disestablished in 1922
Transport and General Workers' Union amalgamations
Trade unions based in Tyne and Wear
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