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Community family tree

This page shows the origins of the Community trade union in the form of a family tree. Click the images to

Trade union membership cards are and were important documents. They carried the member’s name and sometimes membership number in a

Finding your trade union ancestor in the records left by their trade union can be a difficult process. It can

Established in 1868, the Trades Union Congress (or TUC) has been the principal umbrella organisation for Britain’s trade unions for

Trade union badges form a central part of the rich visual culture of the labour movement. Often taking their design

The earliest record of trade unionism among the pottery workers of North Staffordshire can be found in a 1792 newspaper

This page shows the origins of Unity (formerly the Ceramic and Allied Trades Union) in the form of a family

This page shows the origins of the GMB in the form of a family tree. Click the image to see a

They heyday of the trade union emblem was from 1870 to 1900, when many unions produced ornate, colourful membership certificates.

This page provides data from a number of official and unofficial sources on the size and activities of the trade