Leicestershire Miners' Association
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The Leicestershire Miners' Association was a trade union
in the United Kingdom
.
The union was founded in 1887 as the Coalville and District Miners' Association to represent coal miners in the Coalville
area of Leicestershire
. In abour 1907, it became the "Leicestershire Miners' Association".
The union was affiliated to the Miners Federation of Great Britain, and in 1945 it became the Leicestershire Area of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Although all but thirty of the union's members broke the 1984-1985 miners' strike, they voted against joining the Union of Democratic Mineworkers
, and remained part of the NUM.
Notable figures associated with the union include president Levi Lovett
and agent Jack W. Smith
.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
The union was founded in 1887 as the Coalville and District Miners' Association to represent coal miners in the Coalville
Coalville
Coalville is a town in North West Leicestershire, England, with a population estimated in 2003 to be almost 33,000. It is situated on the A511 trunk road between Leicester and Burton upon Trent, close to junction 22 of the M1 motorway where the A511 meets the A50 between Ashby-de-la-Zouch and...
area of Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
. In abour 1907, it became the "Leicestershire Miners' Association".
The union was affiliated to the Miners Federation of Great Britain, and in 1945 it became the Leicestershire Area of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Although all but thirty of the union's members broke the 1984-1985 miners' strike, they voted against joining the Union of Democratic Mineworkers
Union of Democratic Mineworkers
The Union of Democratic Mineworkers is a British trade union not recognised by the TUC or the Labour party for coal miners, which is based in Nottinghamshire, England...
, and remained part of the NUM.
Notable figures associated with the union include president Levi Lovett
Levi Lovett
Levi Lovett was a British trade unionist.Born in Hugglescote, Leicestershire, Lovett worked in coal mining from the age of 12. A devout Methodist and lay preacher, he was elected as checkweighman at Snibston No.2 colliery in 1885, then in 1887 was the founding President of the Coalville and...
and agent Jack W. Smith
Jack W. Smith
Jack W. Smith was a British trade unionist.Born in Coalville, Leicestershire, Smith worked at Linby Colliery from the age of thirteen...
.