National Union of Ships' Clerks, Grain Weighers and Coalmeters

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National Union of Ships' Clerks, Grain Weighers and Coalmeters
Merged intoTransport and General Workers' Union
Founded1912
Dissolved1 January 1922[1]
HeadquartersPlaistow, Newham
Location
Members
732 (1920)[1]
Key people
G. N. Richmond, Secretary.

The National Union of Ships' Clerks, Grain Weighers and Coalmeters was a trade union in the United Kingdom.

The union was in existence by 1912, at which time it had branches in central London, Grays, Millwall, Southampton, Surrey Docks and Tilbury. At the time, it was based in Plaistow and its secretary was G. N. Richmond.[2] Because of its location, it was also known as the "East Ham Union".[1] It merged with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1922.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c Eaton, Jack; Gill, Colin (1981). The Trade Union Directory. London: Pluto Press. p. 56. ISBN 0861043502.
  2. ^ a b John B. Smethurst and Peter Carter, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, p.159


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