National Union of Railwaymen

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NUR
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Labour_Party_(UK)
gptkb:Trades_Union_Congress
gptkbp:category Defunct trade unions of the United Kingdom
Railway labor unions
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved 1990
gptkbp:founded 1913
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Union of Railwaymen
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Sidney_Greene
gptkb:J._H._Thomas
Ray Buckton
gptkbp:membership over 400,000 (peak)
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:National_Union_of_Rail,_Maritime_and_Transport_Workers
gptkbp:notableBattle 1919 United Kingdom railway strike
1924 United Kingdom railway strike
1982 British Rail strike
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Amalgamated_Society_of_Railway_Servants
General Railway Workers' Union
United Pointsmen and Signalmen's Society
gptkbp:publishedIn Railway Review
gptkbp:represents railway workers
transport workers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RMT
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6