National Amalgamated Furnishing Trades Association


The National Amalgamated Furnishing Trades Association was a trade union representing workers involved in making furniture in the United Kingdom.

History

The union was founded in 1902 from the merger of the Alliance Cabinet Makers' Association and the United Operative Cabinet and Chairmakers Society of Scotland. In 1911, the Amalgamated Society of Gilders and Amalgamated Society of French Polishers both merged into the new organisation. In 1907, the union had 7,007 members.
In 1946, the union merged with the Amalgamated Union of Upholsterers to form the National Union of Furniture Trade Operatives.

Election results

In its early years, the union sponsored several Labour Party candidates, some of whom won election.
ElectionConstituencyCandidateVotesPercentagePosition
1906 general electionLeeds East4,29966.11
1910 Jan general electionLeeds East5,87371.81
1910 Dec general electionLeeds East4,02868.01
1918 general electionLeeds South EastunopposedN/A1
1918 general electionPlymouth Devonport4,11519.32
1923 general electionCoventry16,34634.21
1924 general electionCoventry17,88833.42
1925 by-electionForest of Dean11,62948.51
1929 general electionHammersmith North17,60156.21

Leadership

General Secretaries

Parliamentary Secretaries

Assistant General Secretaries