Corporate Open DS/UK/1696 Union of Post Office Workers (UPW); 1919-1995; British trade union Union of Post Office Workers (UPW) 1919-1995 British trade union United Kingdom (formed)

Trade Union Merged with National Communications Union (1995) The Union of Communication Workers was a trade union in the United Kingdom for workers in the post office and telecommunications industries. It was founded in 1919 as the Union of Post Office Workers by the merger of the Postmen's Federation, Postal and Telegraph Clerks' Association and the Fawcett Association. It achieved official recognition, and as a result, in 1920 the London Postal Porters' Association, Central London Postmen's Association, Tracers' Association, Tube Staff Association, Messengers' Association and Sorters' Association all merged with it. Its longest strike was for 7 weeks in 1971 It changed its name in 1980 to Union of Communication Workers (UCW), and then merged with the National Communications Union in 1995 to form the Communication Workers' Union (CWU) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbryony 9/17/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 df7e08a4-d977-48c5-a7bf-29b5ecd7f84d