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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Wouldn'there have to be more that one engineering union(originally, that is) for them to call themselves 'amalgamated'???
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Oh dear, what you have to consider is the title, singular represents 'solidarity', lots of unions amalgamated represents the mish mash of life.
I started my apprenticeship and had to join the EEPTU, ( Electrical Electronic & Plumbing Trade Union),
I was in Electronics, the union just after I came out of my time, sent around a form for electricians to go on a free course to bring them up to date with electronics, I asked if Under those circumstances I could have a free course in heavy current electrical work.
Go away in short jerky movements said they, I paid nothing else into that amalgamated union I can tell you.