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TGWU — (in full the Transport and General Workers’ Union) one of Britain’s most important trade unions, both in size and influence. It represents several different groups of workers, including transport workers, engineers, and factory and office workers … Universalium
TGWU — TGWU, the also T&G the Transport and General Workers Union one of the largest ↑trade unions in the UK … Dictionary of contemporary English
List of TGWU amalgamations — The Transport and General Workers Union (TGWU) was created in 1922 from a merger of fourteen unions and continued to grow through a series of mergers, amalgamations and transfers of engagements. Member organizations of the TGWU are listed below… … Wikipedia
TGWU — abbr. (in the UK) Transport and General Workers Union. * * * abbrev Transport and General Workers Union (now part of Unite) * * * TGWU (no periods) or T.G.W.U., Transport and General Workers Union (of Great Britain) … Useful english dictionary
Fuel protests in the United Kingdom — The fuel protests in the United Kingdom were a series of campaigns held in the United Kingdom over the cost of petrol and diesel for road vehicle use. There have been 3 notable campaigns amongst many other protests in the 21st century. The first… … Wikipedia
TGWU — abbreviation (in the UK) Transport and General Workers Union … English new terms dictionary
Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU) — British labour union. The Dockers Union (founded 1889) took the lead in the merger of 14 unions to form the TGWU in 1922. The union grew rapidly under the leadership of Ernest Bevin (1922–40). As a general union it was able to enroll workers… … Universalium
Preservation of the Rights of Prisoners — (PROP) was a prisoner s rights organisation set up in the mid 1970s in the United Kingdom, which organised more than one hundred prison demonstrations, strikes and protests.FormationPROP was launched on 11th May 1972 in a public house named the… … Wikipedia
Unite the Union — Unite ndash; the Union, known as Unite, is a British and Irish trade union, formed on 1 May 2007, by the merger of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers Union. As part of the merger process, a Joint Executive Council (formed of the… … Wikipedia
Winter of Discontent — The Winter of Discontent is a term used to describe the British winter of 1978 ndash;1979, during which there were widespread strikes by trade unions demanding larger pay raises for their members, and the government of James Callaghan struggled… … Wikipedia
