Amalgamated Union of Asphalt Workers

The Amalgamated Union of Asphalt Workers (AUAW) was a trade union representing workers in the asphalt industry in the United Kingdom.

Amalgamated Union of Asphalt Workers

Merged into	Transport and General Workers' Union
Founded	1938
Dissolved	1987
Headquarters	Jenkin House, Queen's Road, Peckham[1]
Location	United Kingdom
Members	2,680 (1980)
Key people	F. V. Jenkin Harry Wareham
Affiliations	TUC, GFTU, NFBTO

The union was founded in 1938 with the merger of the National Asphalt Workers' Union and the Northern Asphalt Workers' Union. Although its membership was always small, it covered the entirety of Great Britain and workers involved in all aspects of asphalt, from manufacture to construction workers.^[1]

In 1980, the union had 2,680 members.^[1] In 1988, it merged into the Transport and General Workers' Union.^[2]

General Secretaries

1938: F. V. Jenkin

1950s: Herbert Softley

1960s: Harry M. Wareham

1986: Derek McCann

Assistant General Secretaries

1960s: Tony (Antonio) Avella

1970s: Derek McCann