Shropshire Miners' Association

Former trade union in the United Kingdom

The Shropshire Miners', Enginemen's and Surfacemen's Federation, often known as the Shropshire Miners' Association, was a trade union representing coal miners in Shropshire, in England.

The union was founded in 1886, and before the end of the year, it became a founding affiliate of the Midland Counties Miners' Federation. In 1887, William Latham was elected as its general secretary. Always a small union, it had 830 members in 1896, in seven lodges, and 1,600 members in 1907.^[1]^[2]

In 1945, the National Union of Mineworkers was established, and the association became the Shropshire District of its Midland Area. A couple of years later, it merged into the South Staffordshire District.^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Marsh, Arthur; Ryan, Victoria (1984). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. Aldershot: Gower Publishing. pp. 246–247. ISBN 0566021617.
^ Report on Trade Unions in 1905-1907. London: Board of Trade. 1909. p. 10-11.
^ National Union of Mineworkers, "Annual Conference 1946: Report of the National Executive Committee", p.98