Birmingham Trades Council is the trades council body which brings together trade unionists from across Birmingham, England. Its headquarters were formerly in Digbeth, with a huge mural above the canteen area depicting the 1972 Battle of Saltley Gate.
Start of term | Secretary | Union[1] |
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1866 | Roger Batson | General Union of Carpenters and Joiners |
1867 | Robert McRae | United Kingdom Society of Coach Builders |
1869 | William Gilliver | Cordwainers |
1878 | C. R. Bowkett | House Painters |
1880 | J. T. Harlow | Typographical Association |
1881 | Ben Church | Typographical Association |
1885 | A. Haddleton | Flint Glass Makers |
1895 | S. G. Middleton | School Workers' Union |
1898 | Arthur Eades | Alliance Cabinet Makers' Association |
1903 | J. E. Berry | Amalgamated Society of Lithographic Printers |
1913 | J. Kesterton | Typographical Association |
1919 | F. W. Rudland | Typographical Association |
1940 | C. G. Spragg | Painters |
1944 | Harry Baker | Draughtsmen and Allied Technicians' Association |
1966 | David Perris | Theatre and Cinema Workers |
1983 | Mick Rice | Amalgamated Engineering Union |