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The [[Amalgamated Electrical and Engineering Union]] (AEEU) is a former British trade union. | The [[Amalgamated Electrical and Engineering Union]] (AEEU) is a former British trade union. | ||
| − | The Amalgamated Society of Engineers was founded in 1851. | + | The Amalgamated Society of Engineers was founded in 1851. It merged with other unions to form the [[Amalgamated Engineering Union]] (AEU) in 1920.<ref name="Butler389"> David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.389.</ref> |
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| + | In 1961, [[Hugh Gaitskell|Gaitskellite]] victories in the AEU helped to guarantee the leadership line at the Labour party conference. This was widely attributed to the [[Campaign for Democratic Socialism]] but Labour MP [[Charles Pannell]] claimed he and General Secretary [[Cecil Hallett]] had worked to build [[IRIS]] cells in the union.<ref>Stephen Dorril and Robin Ramsay, ''Smear: Wilson and the Secret State'', Fourth Estate Limited, 1991, p.27.</ref> | ||
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| + | Mergers took place with the [[Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers]] in 1968, the [[Construction Engineering Workers]] and the [[Draughtsmen and Allied Technicians Association]] in 1970, to become the [[Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers]] (AEUW). In 1992, it merged with the [[EETPU]] to become the Amalgamated Electrical and Engineering Union (AEEU).<ref name="Butler389"> David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.389.</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2001 it merged with the [[Manufacturing, Science and Finance]] (MSF) union to form [[Amicus]], which in 2006 became [[Unite]].<ref> Unite the Union, [http://www.unitetheunion.org/growing-our-union/about-us/history/ History], accessed 3 March 2015 </ref> | ||
==People== | ==People== | ||
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*[[W. Carron]] 1956 | *[[W. Carron]] 1956 | ||
*[[H. Scanlon]] 1967 | *[[H. Scanlon]] 1967 | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Terry Duffy]] 1978 |
*[[William Jordan]] 1986 | *[[William Jordan]] 1986 | ||
*[[D. Hall]] 1995-1996<ref name="Butler389"> David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.389.</ref> | *[[D. Hall]] 1995-1996<ref name="Butler389"> David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.389.</ref> | ||
| − | ===General | + | ===General secretaries=== |
*[[T. Mann]] 1920 | *[[T. Mann]] 1920 | ||
*[[A. Smethurst]] 1921 | *[[A. Smethurst]] 1921 | ||
*[[F. Smith]] 1933 | *[[F. Smith]] 1933 | ||
*[[B. Gardner]] 1943 | *[[B. Gardner]] 1943 | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Cecil Hallett]] 1957 |
*[[J. Conway]] 1964 | *[[J. Conway]] 1964 | ||
*Sir [[J. Boyd]] 1976 | *Sir [[J. Boyd]] 1976 | ||
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*[[P. Gallagher]] 1994 | *[[P. Gallagher]] 1994 | ||
*Sir [[Ken Jackson]] 1996<ref name="Butler389"> David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.389.</ref> | *Sir [[Ken Jackson]] 1996<ref name="Butler389"> David Butler and Gareth Butler, Twentieth Century British Political Facts 1900-2000, Macmillan, 2000, p.389.</ref> | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:41, 3 March 2015
The Amalgamated Electrical and Engineering Union (AEEU) is a former British trade union.
The Amalgamated Society of Engineers was founded in 1851. It merged with other unions to form the Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU) in 1920.[1]
In 1961, Gaitskellite victories in the AEU helped to guarantee the leadership line at the Labour party conference. This was widely attributed to the Campaign for Democratic Socialism but Labour MP Charles Pannell claimed he and General Secretary Cecil Hallett had worked to build IRIS cells in the union.[2]
Mergers took place with the Amalgamated Union of Foundry Workers in 1968, the Construction Engineering Workers and the Draughtsmen and Allied Technicians Association in 1970, to become the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AEUW). In 1992, it merged with the EETPU to become the Amalgamated Electrical and Engineering Union (AEEU).[1]
In 2001 it merged with the Manufacturing, Science and Finance (MSF) union to form Amicus, which in 2006 became Unite.[3]
People
Presidents
- J. Brownlie 1920
- W. Hutchinson 1930
- J. Little 1933
- Jack Tanner 1939
- R. Openshaw 1954
- W. Carron 1956
- H. Scanlon 1967
- Terry Duffy 1978
- William Jordan 1986
- D. Hall 1995-1996[1]
General secretaries
- T. Mann 1920
- A. Smethurst 1921
- F. Smith 1933
- B. Gardner 1943
- Cecil Hallett 1957
- J. Conway 1964
- Sir J. Boyd 1976
- G. Laird 1982
- P. Gallagher 1994
- Sir Ken Jackson 1996[1]
