For similarly named unions, see National Union of Seamen of America and National Union of Seamen (Ghana).
National Union of Seamen
Merged into
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
Founded
1887
Dissolved
1990
Headquarters
Maritime House, Old Town, Clapham[1]
Location
United Kingdom
Members
65,000 (1889) 45,654 (1980)[1]
Key people
Havelock Wilson, Manny Shinwell, Samuel Plimsoll, Tom Mann, John Prescott
Affiliations
TUC, Labour, NMB, BSJC, ITF
The National Union of Seamen (NUS) was the principal trade union of merchant seafarers in the United Kingdom from the late 1880s to 1990. In 1990, the union amalgamated with the National Union of Railwaymen to form the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT).
^ abEaton, Jack; Gill, Colin (1981). The Trade Union Directory. London: Pluto Press. pp. 50–54. ISBN 0861043502.
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