National Union of the Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades

The National Union of the Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades (NUFLAT) was a trade union in the United Kingdom which existed between 1971 and 1991. It represented workers in the leather and footwear industry.

NUFLAT
National Union of the Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades
Merged intoNational Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades
Founded1971
Dissolved1991
HeadquartersThe Grange, Earls Barton
Location
Members
22,894 (1991)[1]
PublicationNUFLAT Monthly Journal and Report[2]
AffiliationsTUC, Labour, ISLWF

History

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The union was founded in 1971, with the merger of the Amalgamated Society of Leather Workers, the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, the National Union of Glovers and Leather Workers and the National Union of Leather Workers and Allied Trades.[3] Although initially a strong union with many closed shop agreements,[4] its membership fell rapidly due to large-scale redundancies in the industry.[5] In 1991, it merged with the National Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers to form the National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades.[6] By the time of the merger, membership had fallen to 22,894.[1] After further mergers, this eventually became part of Community.

Election results

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The union sponsored a Labour Party candidate in several Parliamentary elections.[7][8]

Election Constituency Candidate Votes Percentage Position
Feb 1974 general election Melton Roy Mayhew 16,228 23.9 3
1979 general election Northampton South Graham Mason 15,491 40.2 2

Officials

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General Presidents

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1971: Bert Comerford
1980: Bob Stevenson

General Secretaries

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1971: T. A. Moore
1973: Bill Jones
1976: Sid Clapham
1983: Gordon Stewart
1988: George Browett

References

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  1. ^ a b National Union of Hosiery & Knitwear Workers, Knitting Together Archived September 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Marsh, Arthur (1984). Trade Union Handbook (3 ed.). Aldershot: Gower. pp. 203–206. ISBN 0566024268.
  3. ^ NUFLAT - National Union of the Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades, Community Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Dunn, Stephen; Gennard, John (1984). The Closed Shop in British Industry. Macmillan Publishers. p. 81. ISBN 9780333262030.
  5. ^ Waddington, Jeremy; Kahmann, Marcus; Hoffmann, Jurgen (2005). A Comparison of the Merger Process in Britain and Germany: Joining Forces?. Routledge. p. 124. ISBN 9780415353786.
  6. ^ KFAT – National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Allied Trades, Community Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Labour Party, Report of the Seventy-Third Annual Conference of the Labour Party, pp.371-390
  8. ^ Labour Party, Report of the Seventy-Eighth Annual Conference of the Labour Party, pp.406-431
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