UNISON

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0074 LMA/4174
Held at	: London Metropolitan Archives   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma ›
Full title	: UNISON
Date(s)	: 1941-1959
Level of description	: Collection
Extent	: 29.26 linear metres
Name of creator(s)	: UNISON | public sector trade union

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

UNISON is a trade union for public sector workers such as those working in local government, the National Health Service, the police, education, utility companies, transport companies, and the voluntary sector. The union was formed in 1993 after the merger of the National and Local Government Officers Association, the National Union of Public Employees and the Confederation of Health Service Employees.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Records of UNISON, comprising minutes and papers of various branches and councils (APTEC stands for Administrative, Professional, Technical and Clerical):

* London District Council For Local Authorities A.P.T.E.C. Services;
* London J.I.C. Manual Workers/ Joint Council For Local Authorities Services Manual Workers;
* Middlesex J.I.C. Manual Workers/ Joint Council For Local Authority Services Manual Workers;
* Middlesex Whitley Council For Local Authorities A.P.T.E.C. Services;
* North Metropolitan J.I.C./ Joint Council For Local Authorities Manual Workers;
* Greater London Joint Council For Local Authority Services Manual Workers;
* Greater London Whitley Council For Local Authorities A.P.T.E.C. Services;
* Trade Union Joint Negotiating Committee For London County Council Staff;
* London, Middlesex, N. Metropolitan District and Provincial Council for Local Authorities non trading Services Manual Workers Joint Grading Committee;
* Metropolitan Education Joint Council For Local Authorities A.P.T.E.C. Services;
* Metropolitan District Council No. 5 For The Waterwork Undertaking Industry;
* Eastern District Provincial Council For Local Authority A.P.T.E.C. Services;
* South Midland Regional Council For County Council Roadmen;
* Essex County Council Local Joint Staff Committee For Manual Workers.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Arranged into 14 sections.

Conditions governing access:

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information may be subject to access restrictions.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copyright to these records rests with the depositor.

Finding aids:

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Records deposited in December 1998.

Allied Materials

Related material:

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
June to August 2010.