Union of Communication Workers
Former trade union of the United Kingdom
The Union of Communication Workers (UCW ) was a trade union in the United Kingdom for workers in the post office and telecommunications industries.
History
The union was founded in 1919 as the Union of Post Office Workers (UPW ) by the merger of the Postmen's Federation , Postal and Telegraph Clerks' Association and the Fawcett Association . It achieved official recognition, and as a result, in 1920 the London Postal Porters' Association , Central London Postmen's Association , Tracers' Association , Tube Staff Association , Messengers' Association and Sorters' Association all merged with it.[ 3] TUC membership from 1927 to 1946.[ 4]
It changed its name in 1980, and merged with the National Communications Union in 1995 to form the Communication Workers' Union .[ 3]
Election results
The union sponsored Labour Party candidates in each Parliamentary election. From 1927 until the end of World War II , the union was legally barred from affiliating to the party, so its candidates in that period are omitted from many sources.[ 5] [ 6]
Election
Constituency
Candidate
Votes
Percentage
Position
1922 general election Bury Harry Wallace 9,643
36.7
2
Camberwell North Charles Ammon 8,320
50.8
1
Carlisle George Middleton 7,870
37.6
1
Harborough Walter Baker 6,205
28.2
3
Newport (Monmouthshire) John William Bowen 16,000
45.7
2
Stockton-on-Tees Frederick Fox Riley 11,183
34.3
2
1923 general election Bristol East Walter Baker 14,824
53.7
1
Bury Harry Wallace 9,568
36.1
2
Camberwell North Charles Ammon 10,620
64.2
1
Carlisle George Middleton 9,120
40.5
1
Newport John William Bowen 14,100
38.6
2
Stockton-on-Tees Frederick Fox Riley 10,619
31.2
3
1924 general election Bristol East Walter Baker 16,920
58.2
1
Bury Harry Wallace 10,286
36.1
2
Camberwell North Charles Ammon 11,300
54.9
1
Carlisle George Middleton 10,676
45.5
2
Newport John William Bowen 18,263
47.2
2
Stockton-on-Tees Frederick Fox Riley 11,948
33.1
2
1929 general election Bristol East Walter Baker 24,197
65.8
1
Camberwell North Charles Ammon 13,051
57.9
1
Carlisle George Middleton 12,779
40.4
1
Crewe John William Bowen 20,948
50.2
1
Stockton-on-Tees Frederick Fox Riley 18,961
41.2
1
Walthamstow East Harry Wallace 11,039
39.6
1
1931 general election Camberwell North Charles Ammon 9,869
48.1
2
Carlisle George Middleton 13,445
42.7
2
Crewe John William Bowen 18,351
42.2
2
Stockton-on-Tees Frederick Fox Riley 18,168
38.4
2
Walthamstow East Harry Wallace 9,983
31.2
2
1935 general election Camberwell North Charles Ammon 11,701
64.7
1
Crewe John William Bowen 20,620
48.7
2
Walthamstow East Harry Wallace 14,378
46.0
2
1945 general election Clitheroe Harry Randall 19,443
53.7
1
Heston and Isleworth William Williams 29,192
54.3
1
Walthamstow East Harry Wallace 15,650
51.1
1
1950 general election Clitheroe Harry Randall 18,359
43.8
2
Heston and Isleworth William Williams 29,013
43.6
2
Walthamstow East Harry Wallace 18,478
47.0
1
1951 general election Droylsden William Williams 26,829
51.8
1
Dumfriesshire George Douglas 16,669
38.7
2
Mitcham Harry Randall 28,187
45.3
2
Walthamstow East Harry Wallace 19,036
47.5
1
1955 general election Manchester Openshaw William Williams 24,638
59.7
1
Walthamstow East Harry Wallace 15,744
43.1
2
1955 by-election Gateshead West Harry Randall 13,196
66.5
1
1959 general election Manchester Openshaw William Williams 24,975
60.2
1
Gateshead West Harry Randall 21,277
64.9
1
1963 by-election Manchester Openshaw Charles Morris 16,101
65.9
1
1964 general election Bristol North East Raymond Dobson 21,212
44.2
2
Gateshead West Harry Randall 21,390
69.0
1
Manchester Openshaw Charles Morris 22,589
59.6
1
1966 general election Brighton Kemptown Dennis Hobden 24,936
50.8
1
Bristol North East Raymond Dobson 25,699
54.2
1
Gateshead West Harry Randall 20,381
74.8
1
Manchester Openshaw Charles Morris 22,103
64.9
1
1970 general election Brighton Kemptown Dennis Hobden 21,105
42.9
2
Bristol North East Raymond Dobson 22,792
49.5
2
Manchester Openshaw Charles Morris 19,397
60.2
1
1971 by-election Stirling and Falkirk Harry Ewing 17,536
46.5
1
Feb 1974 general election Brighton Kemptown Dennis Hobden 19,484
38.1
2
Hampstead Tony Clarke 17,279
38.3
2
Manchester Openshaw Charles Morris 16,478
53.5
1
Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth Harry Ewing 21,685
41.9
1
Western Isles Andrew Wilson 2,879
19.2
2
Oct 1974 general election Brighton Kemptown Dennis Hobden 19,060
40.3
2
Hampstead Tony Clarke 16,414
40.6
2
Manchester Openshaw Charles Morris 16,109
57.6
1
Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth Harry Ewing 22,090
43.3
1
1979 general election Manchester Openshaw Charles Morris 17,099
62.1
1
Stirling, Falkirk and Grangemouth Harry Ewing 29,499
56.5
1
1983 general election Falkirk East Harry Ewing 17,956
47.7
1
1987 general election Falkirk East Harry Ewing 21,379
54.2
1
1992 general election Falkirk East Michael Connarty 18,423
46.1
1
Leadership
General Secretaries
1919: William Bowen [ 7]
1936: T. J. Hodgson [ 7]
1944: Charles Geddes [ 7]
1956: Ron Smith [ 7]
1967: Thomas Jackson [ 7]
1982: Alan Tuffin [ 7]
1992: Alan Johnson [ 7]
Deputy General Secretaries
1919: Walter Baker [ 7]
1931: James Paterson[ 7]
1941: Charles Geddes [ 7]
1944: G. A. Stevens[ 7]
1951: Richard Hayward[ 7]
1956: L. V. Andrews[ 7]
1967: Norman Stagg[ 7]
1980: Alan Tuffin [ 7]
1982: Tony Clarke [ 7]
1993: Derek Hodgson [ 7]
Treasurers
1919: Will Lockyer [ 7]
1935: W. T. Leicester[ 7]
1947: A. H. Wood[ 7]
1953: Ron Smith [ 7]
1956: E. R. Mercer[ 7]
1962: Fred Moss[ 7]
1981: Fred Binks[ 7]
1988: Derek Walsh[ 7]
See also
References
^ David Farnham, Employee Relations in Context , p. 268.
^ Marsh, Arthur (1984). Trade Union Handbook (3 ed.). Aldershot: Gower. pp. 167–168. ISBN 0566024268 ^ a b Arthur Ivor Marsh, Trade Union Handbook , p. 401.
^ David Butler; Gareth Butler (1986). British political facts, 1900-1985 . Macmillan. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-333-39948-4 ^ Clinton, Alan (1984). Post Office Workers: A Trade Union and Social History . London: George Allen and Unwin. pp. 672–676. ISBN 9780043310861 ^ Parker, James (2017). Trade unions and the political culture of the Labour Party, 1931-1940 (PDF) . Exeter: University of Exeter. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Clinton, Alan (1984). Post Office Workers . George Allen and Unwin. p. 664. ISBN 0043310869
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