Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section
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The Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section (almost exclusively known as TASS) was a British
trade union
.
In 1970, the Draughtsmen's and Allied Technicians' Association (DATA), Amalgamated Union of Engineering and Foundry Workers (AUEFW) and Constructional Engineering Union (CEU) amalgamated to form the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (AUEW). The former members of DATA formed the Technical and Supervisory Section of the new union. At the 1973 Representative Council Conference it was agreed to rename it the Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section (TASS). TASS's General Secretary (1974 - 1988) was Ken Gill
.
In 1985, after considerable problems within the AUEW, TASS broke away to become an independent union.
TASS absorbed the National Union of Gold, Silver and Allied Trades
(NUGSAT) in 1981, the National Union of Sheet Metal Workers, Coppersmiths, Heating and Domestic Engineers
in 1983, the Association of Patternmakers and Allied Craftsmen in 1984, the Tobacco Workers' Union in 1986, and the National Society of Metal Mechanics
in 1987.
In 1988 it merged with the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs
(ASTMS) to become the Manufacturing Science and Finance Union (MSF). MSF in turn merged with the AEEU
to form Amicus
in 2002. Ironically, this resulted in TASS and the former AUEW (by then part of the AEEU) being re-united within one union.
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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...
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Ken Gill
Ken Gill was a British trade unionist leader. He was the General Secretary of the Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section , from 1974 to 1988, when it merged with ASTMS to form the Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union . He was General Secretary of the MSF, 1988 - 1992, initially...
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In 1985, after considerable problems within the AUEW, TASS broke away to become an independent union.
TASS absorbed the National Union of Gold, Silver and Allied Trades
National Union of Gold, Silver and Allied Trades
The National Union of Gold, Silver and Allied Trades was a trade union in Britain and Ireland.The union was founded in Sheffield in 1910 as the Amalgamated Society of Gold, Silver and Kindred Trades, merging several local societies both in Sheffield and Dublin...
(NUGSAT) in 1981, the National Union of Sheet Metal Workers, Coppersmiths, Heating and Domestic Engineers
National Union of Sheet Metal Workers, Coppersmiths, Heating and Domestic Engineers
The National Union of Sheet Metal Workers, Coppersmiths, Heating and Domestic Engineers was a trade union in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The union was founded in 1920 as the National Union of Sheet Metal Workers and Braziers with the merger of a number of unions, including the General Union of...
in 1983, the Association of Patternmakers and Allied Craftsmen in 1984, the Tobacco Workers' Union in 1986, and the National Society of Metal Mechanics
National Society of Metal Mechanics
The National Society of Metal Mechanics was a trade union in the United Kingdom.The organisation was founded in Birmingham in 1872 as the Amalgamated Brassworkers Society. Led for many years by William John Davis, it was soon renamed the National Society of Amalgamated Brassworkers...
in 1987.
In 1988 it merged with the Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs
Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs
ASTMS - The Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs was a British trade union, created in 1969 when ASSET merged with the AScW under the leadership of joint general secretaries: Clive Jenkins of ASSET and John Dutton of the AScW.ASSET, the larger of the two...
(ASTMS) to become the Manufacturing Science and Finance Union (MSF). MSF in turn merged with the AEEU
Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union
The Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union was a British trade union. It merged with the MSF to form Amicus in 2001.The history of the union can be traced back to the formation of the "Old Mechanics" of 1826, which grew into the Amalgamated Society of Engineers in 1851...
to form Amicus
Amicus
Amicus was the United Kingdom's second-largest trade union, and the largest private sector union, formed by the merger of Manufacturing Science and Finance, the AEEU agreed in 2001, and two smaller unions, UNIFI and the GPMU...
in 2002. Ironically, this resulted in TASS and the former AUEW (by then part of the AEEU) being re-united within one union.
General Secretaries
- 1970: George DoughtyGeorge DoughtySir George Doughty was a British ship-owner and politician from Grimsby in Lincolnshire. He sat in the House of Commons for most of the period from 1895 to 1914.Doughty was the son William Doughty from Grimsby...
- 1974: Ken GillKen GillKen Gill was a British trade unionist leader. He was the General Secretary of the Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section , from 1974 to 1988, when it merged with ASTMS to form the Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union . He was General Secretary of the MSF, 1988 - 1992, initially...