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{{short description|Association of British trade unions}}
The '''National Transport Workers' Federation''' (NTWF) was an association of [[Great Britain|British]] [[trade union]]s. It was formed in 1910 to co-ordinate the activities of various organisations catering for dockers, seamen, tramwaymen and road transport workers.

==History==
The NTWF had some success as an organisational tool and as a symbol of trade union unity, but since its member unions retained full control over their own affairs it was not always able to have a direct influence on trade disputes. One of its members [[William Ball (suffragist)|William Ball]], was  the subject of a pamphlet '''Torture in an English Prison''<nowiki/>' about his treatment as a male union supporter of women's right to vote in 1911.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Rise up, women! : the remarkable lives of the suffragettes|last=Atkinson, Diane|isbn=9781408844045|location=London|pages=289|oclc=1016848621|date = 2018-04-17}}</ref> In 1912, it called a National Dock Strike in support of London dockers which was observed only in a few centres, and which ended within a week. This was regarded as an embarrassing setback, and led the Federation to adopt a more cautious approach in subsequent years. In 1921 it was criticised for failing to bring out its members in support of the [[National Union of Mineworkers (Great Britain)|miners]] in the [[Black Friday (1921)|Black Friday]] crisis.

The NTWF laid the foundations for the creation of the [[Transport and General Workers Union]] (TGWU) in 1922.  The TGWU initially affiliated, but left in 1923, and the federation accomplished little thereafter, dissolving in 1927.<ref>[[University of Warwick]], "[http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/NTW National Transport Workers' Federation, 1911-1927]"</ref>

==Affiliates==
In 1918, the federation's affiliates were:<ref>{{cite book |last1=Coates |first1=Ken |last2=Topham |first2=Tony |title=The History of the Transport and General Workers' Union |volume=1, pt II |date=1991 |publisher=Basil Blackwell |location=Oxford |page=674}}</ref>

* [[Amalgamated Association of Carters and Motormen]]
* [[Amalgamated Association of Tramway and Vehicle Workers]]
* [[Amalgamated Carters', Lurrymen's and Motormen's Union]]
* [[Amalgamated Protective Union of Engine Drivers, Crane Drivers, Hydraulic and Boiler Attendants]]
* [[Amalgamated Society of Watermen, Lightermen and Bargemen]]
* [[Amalgamated Stevedores' Labour Protection League]]
* [[Cardiff, Penarth and Barry Coal Trimmers' Union]]
* [[Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Workers' Union]]
* [[Glasgow Ship Riggers' Protective Association]]
* [[Hull Seamen's Union]]
* [[South Side Labour Protection League|Labour Protection League]]
* [[London and Provincial Union of Licensed Vehicle Workers]]
* [[Liverpool and District Carters' and Motormen's Union]]
* [[Mersey River and Canal Watermen's Association]]
* [[National Amalgamated Labourers' Union]]
* [[National Amalgamated Union of Enginemen, Firemen, Mechanics, Motormen and Electrical Workers]]
* [[National Amalgamated Union of Labour]]
* [[National Seamen's and Firemen's Union]]
* [[National Union of Dock Labourers]]
* [[National Union of General Workers (UK)|National Union of General Workers]]
* [[National Union of Ship's Stewards, Cooks, Butchers and Bakers]]
* [[National Union of Vehicle Workers]]
* [[National Warehouse and General Workers' Union]]
* [[Northwich Amalgamated Society of Salt Workers, Rock Salt Miners, Alkali Workers, Mechanics and General Labourers]]
* [[Scottish Horse and Motormen's Association]]
* [[Scottish Union of Dock Labourers]]
* [[United Carters' and Motormen's Association]]
* [[United Order of General Labourers]]
* [[United Society of Boiler Scalers]]
* [[Weaver Watermen's Association]]

==Leadership==
===Presidents===
:1910: [[Harry Gosling]]
:1924:

===Secretaries===
:1910: [[James Anderson (trade unionist)|James Anderson]]
:1912: [[Robert Williams (trade union leader)|Robert Williams]]
:1925: Frederick James Maynard

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==References==
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[[Category:Defunct trade unions of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:1910 establishments in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Trade unions established in 1910]]
[[Category:Transport and General Workers' Union]]
[[Category:1927 disestablishments in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Defunct transport organisations based in the United Kingdom]]