The Building and Monumental Workers' Association of Scotland was a trade union representing stonemasons in Scotland. While never a large union, it brought together all the unionised stonemasons in the country.
| Predecessor | United Operative Masons' Association of Scotland United Operative Masons' and Granite Cutters' Union |
|---|---|
| Merged into | Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Dissolved | 1942 |
| Headquarters | 65 West Regent Street, Glasgow |
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| Members | 5,000 (1942) |
Publication | Building and Monumental Workers' Trade Journal[1] |
The union was founded in 1919, when the United Operative Masons' Association of Scotland merged with the United Operative Masons' and Granite Cutters' Union,[1] the Associated Paviors' Federal Union, and the Scottish Amalgamated Society of Mosaic and Encaustic Tile Fixers, Marble Workers and Fireplace Builders.[2]
Membership of the union was 5,000 in 1924,[3] and it was still 5,000 in 1942. However, it had built up a healthy reserve fund of £18,000. That year, it decided to merge into the Amalgamated Union of Building Trade Workers, which already represented stonemasons in England and Wales.[1]
General Secretaries
edit- 1919: Hugh McPherson[4]
- 1937: David Black
References
edit- ^ a b c Marsh, Arthur; Ryan, Victoria (1987). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. Vol. 3. Aldershot: Gower Publishing Company. p. 9. ISBN 0566021625.
- ^ "Building and Monumental Workers' Association of Scotland". Archives Hub. Jisc. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ International Labour Directory. Vol. 6. International Labour Office. 1925. p. 95.
- ^ "Obituary: Hugh McPherson". Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party: 69. 1937.