{{Infobox union
, name = United Machine Workers' Association
, location_country=
United Kingdom
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Amalgamated Engineering Union
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, headquarters = 48 Plymouth Grove,
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, key_people = Matthew Arrandale (Gen Sec)
, footnotes =
The United Machine Workers' Association was a
trade union
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representing engineers in the
United Kingdom
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.
The union was founded in 1844 in
Manchester
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and initially grew only slowly, having to compete directly with the larger Amalgamated Society of Engineers (ASE) for members.Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, ''Historical Directory of Trade Unions'', vol.2, p.64Matthew Arrandale became secretary in 1885, when it still had only 371 members. Under his leadership, it grew rapidly. This enabled him to take the role full-time in 1887, and the union reached 2,500 members by 1891. That year, the union was a founder member of the
Federation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades
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in 1891.
The union had 3,800 members by 1900, and again began growing quickly, with 14,000 in 1915. From 1916, it admitted all engineering workers who used machines, regardless of level of skill or training."United Machine Workers: An extension of scope", ''
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'', 19 June 1916 Following
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, it began discussions on a possible merger with the ASE, and the two merged along with six other unions in 1920, forming the
Amalgamated Engineering Union
The Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU) was a major British trade union. It merged with the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union to form the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union in 1992.
History
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