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Transport and General Workers' Union

Transport and General
Workers' Union
Abbreviation
  • T&G
  • TGWU
  • ATGWU
Predecessor(See: TGWU amalgamations)
Merged intoUnite the Union
Founded1 January 1922 (1922-01-01)
Dissolved1 May 2007 (2007-05-01)
TypeTrade union
HeadquartersLondon, England
Location
Members800,000 (2006)
General Secretary
Publication
TGWU Record
Affiliations
Websitetgwu.org.uk

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[note 1] (ATGWU)—with 900,000 members (and was once the largest trade union in the world).

The TGWU was officially founded on 1 January 1922 with the amalgamation of 14 individual trades unions. Ernest Bevin served as the union's first and longest serving General Secretary.

In 2007, the union voted to merge with Amicus to form Unite the Union.
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Undeb y Gweithwyr Cyffredinol a Thrafnidiaeth CY Transport and General Workers Union German اتحادیه کارگران حمل و نقل و عمومی بریتانیا FA TGWU Finnish Transport and General Workers' Union French

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