National Amalgamated Union of Life Assurance Workers

The National Amalgamated Union of Life Assurance Workers (NAULAW) was a trade union representing insurance workers in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

National Amalgamated Union of Life Assurance Workers
Merged intoNational Union of Insurance Workers
Founded1919
Dissolved1964
Headquarters11 Mauldeth Road, Manchester
Location
  • United Kingdom
Members
14,106 (1923)
AffiliationsTUC, ITUC, Labour

History

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The union was founded in 1919 when the National Union of Life Insurance Agents merged with the National Association of Prudential Insurance Agents, the Blackburn Philanthropic Agents Association, the National Association of Wesleyan and General Insurance Agents, and the Planet Agents Association. Although all the founding organisations mentioned insurance agents in their name, other workers in the industry, including managers and clerical staff, were also represented.[1]

By 1923, the union already had 14,106 members, although this fell to only 7,722 by 1948, and just 2,238 by 1963. It merged with the National Federation of Insurance Workers in 1964, forming the National Union of Insurance Workers.[1][2]

Election results

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The union sponsored a Labour Party candidate in several Parliamentary elections, including a Member of Parliament from 1942 to 1951.[3]

Election Constituency Candidate Votes Percentage Position
1931 general election Liverpool Everton Samuel Lewis Treleaven 7,786 31.2 2
1942 by-election Newcastle-under-Lyme John Mack unopposed N/A 1
1945 general election Newcastle-under-Lyme John Mack 25,903 66.2 1
1950 general election Newcastle-under-Lyme John Mack 30,249 57.8 1

General Secretaries

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1919: B. Brooke
1926: W. Sheard
c.1950: W. B. Hannaford
1959: Frank Crump
1963: W. Hindson

References

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  1. ^ a b Arthur Marsh and John B. Smethurst, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, vol.5, p.303
  2. ^ Report of the 1963 Trades Union Congress, p.51
  3. ^ Parker, James (2017). Trade unions and the political culture of the Labour Party, 1931-1940 (PDF). Exeter: University of Exeter. p. 125.
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