Transport and General Workers' Union

The Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU or T&G) was one of the largest general trade unions in the United Kingdom and Ireland – where it was known as the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers' Union (ATGWU) to differentiate itself from the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union – with 900,000 members (and was once the largest trade union in the world). It was founded in 1922 and Ernest Bevin served as its first general secretary.

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T&G
Transport and General Workers' Union
Merged intoUnite
Founded1 January 1922
Dissolved1 May 2007
HeadquartersLondon, England
Location
Members
800,000 (2006)
Key people
Tony Woodley, general secretary
PublicationTGWU Record
AffiliationsTUC, ICTU, STUC, ITF, IUF, Labour
Websitetgwu.org.uk

In 2007, it merged with Amicus to form Unite the Union.

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