Northern Carpet Trades Union

The Northern Carpet Trades Union (NCTU) was a trade union in the United Kingdom. It was first formed in 1892 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, later expanding to cover all of Northern England. The NCTU was formed later than the Power Loom Carpet Weavers' and Textile Workers' Association, based in Kidderminster, and was considerably smaller. Approximately a fifth of eligible workers were members of the NCTU in 1939, compared to 50 percent for the Kidderminster union. Attempts to amalgamate all unions in the carpet trade failed, but in 1917 the National Affiliation of Carpet Trade Unions was established with equal representation from the NCTU, Scottish Carpet Workers' Union, National Union of Dyers, Bleachers and Textile Workers and Power Loom Carpet Weavers' and Textile Workers' Union.^[2]

NCTU

Northern Carpet Trades Union
Merged into	Transport and General Workers Union
Founded	1892
Dissolved	2000
Headquarters	22 Clare Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Location	England
Members	2,065 (1979)[1]

The NCTU originally only represented carpet weavers, but later came to represent all employees in the carpet industry including a staff section for supervisors and management.^[1] It merged with the Transport and General Workers' Union in 2000.

General Secretaries

1915: Ellis Crowther^[3]

1950: H. H. Clee^[3]

1954: H. D. Pickles^[3]

1967: Reginald Townsend^[3]

1972: Leslie R. Smith^[3]

1980s: Keith Edmondson^[3]

See also

• Organized labour portal

• TGWU amalgamations