Identity area
Reference code
GB 249 OEDA/F/3/3/2
Title
General & Municipal Workers’ Union (GMWU) 1978-1983
Date(s)
- 1978-1983 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 folder
Paper
Context area
Name of creator
Name of creator
Archival history
From a lever arch file inscribed 'GMBATU | (=General, Municipal, Boilermakers & Allied Trades Union) Formerly GMWU (=General & Municipal Workers’ Union) | GMBATU | 22/7 Worple Road | London SW19 4DD | 081 947 3131”
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers and correspondence, chiefly with David Gee, re asbestos-induced diseases in shipyard workers (1982), reforms of the industrial injuries scheme 1982, World in Action documentary on mining practices in South Africa (‘Dust to dust’, 1981), an extended exchange re the GMWU questionnaire on production, employment and employee protection in asbestos manufacturing plants (including various drafts, 1979-1980), etc. Includes
- minutes of a meeting between Nancy Tait, David Gee, Tess Gill and Jane Welsh 23 November 1983
- summary of contribution from David Gee to inaugural meeting of SPAID, 10 March 1979 (incomplete)
David Gee was national Health & Safety officer for the GMB Union.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
No access restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Generated finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
Genre access points
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Language(s)
- English