Post Office Engineering Union
| Full name | Post Office Engineering Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1915 |
| Date dissolved | 1985 |
| Merged into | National Communications Union |
| Members | 130,000 (1983) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
The Post Office Engineering Union (POEU) was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It represented engineering staff in the Post Office, mostly working in telecommunications.[1]
History
The union was founded in 1915 when the Post Office Engineering and Stores Association and the Amalgamated Society of Telephone Employees to form the Post Office Amalgamated Engineering and Stores Association.[2] In 1922, following the establishment of the Irish Free State, the union's Irish section split away to form the Irish Post Office Engineering Union.[3] In 1925, the Post Office Telegraph Mechanicians' Society joined the union.[4] However, by 1939, membership was only 39,000.[1]
By 1983, the POEU was the twentieth largest union in the UK, with membership around 130,000.[1] In 1985, it merged with the Postal and Telecommunications Group of the Civil and Public Services Association, forming the National Communications Union.[4]
General Secretaries
- 1915: Charles Howard Smith
- 1938: John Edwards
- 1947: D. J. W. Coward
- 1953: George Delacourt-Smith
- 1972: Bryan Stanley
References
- 1 2 3 Clark, Jon; Mcloughlin, Ian; Rose, Howard; King, Robin (1988). Clark, Jon, ed. The Process of Technological Change: New technology and social choice in the workplace. Cambridge Studies in Management. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 63. ISBN 0-521-38698-5. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ London Metropolitan University (London North campus): Post Office Engineering Union, AIM25
- ↑ John P. Smethurst and Peter Carter, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, p.456
- 1 2 Post Office Engineering Union Research Department 1887-1994