National Union of the Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades

The National Union of the Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades (NUFLAT) was a trade union in the United Kingdom which existed between 1971 and 1991. It represented workers in the leather and footwear industry.

NUFLAT
Full nameNational Union of the Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades
Founded1971
Date dissolved1991
Merged intoNational Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades
Members22,894 (1991)[1]
JournalNUFLAT Monthly Journal and Report[2]
AffiliationTUC, Labour, ISLWF
Office locationThe Grange, Earls Barton
CountryUnited Kingdom

History

The union was founded in 1971, with the merger of the Amalgamated Society of Leather Workers, the National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, the National Union of Glovers and Leather Workers and the National Union of Leather Workers and Allied Trades.[3] Although initially a strong union with many closed shop agreements,[4] its membership fell rapidly due to large-scale redundancies in the industry.[5] In 1991, it merged with the National Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers to form the National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades.[6] By the time of the merger, membership had fallen to 22,894.[1]

Election results

The union sponsored a Labour Party candidate in several Parliamentary elections.[7][8]

ElectionConstituencyCandidateVotesPercentagePosition
Feb 1974 general electionMeltonRoy Mayhew16,22823.93
1979 general electionNorthampton SouthGraham Mason15,49140.22

Officials

General Presidents
1971: Bert Comerford
1980: Bob Stevenson

General Secretaries
1971: Len Childs
1976: Sid Clapham
1983: G. G. Stewart
1988: George Browett

References
  1. National Union of Hosiery & Knitwear Workers, Knitting Together Archived September 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Marsh, Arthur (1984). Trade Union Handbook (3 ed.). Aldershot: Gower. pp. 203–206. ISBN 0566024268.
  3. NUFLAT - National Union of the Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades, Community Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Dunn, Stephen; Gennard, John (1984). The Closed Shop in British Industry. Macmillan Publishers. p. 81. ISBN 9780333262030.
  5. Waddington, Jeremy; Kahmann, Marcus; Hoffmann, Jurgen (2005). A Comparison of the Merger Process in Britain and Germany: Joining Forces?. Routledge. p. 124. ISBN 9780415353786.
  6. KFAT – National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Allied Trades, Community Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Labour Party, Report of the Seventy-Third Annual Conference of the Labour Party, pp.371-390
  8. Labour Party, Report of the Seventy-Eighth Annual Conference of the Labour Party, pp.406-431
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