Formed as the Union of Women Match Workers following the matchgirls strike at the Bryant and May factory in Bow. Its first secretary was Annie Besant and by October of 1888, 666 members had been enrolled. By the end of the year, it had changed its rules and name, becoming the Matchmakers Union, open to both men and women. The following year it sent its first delegate to the Trade Union Congress.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Matchmakers Union
First to draw attention to the heritage of the plastics industry and to celebrate all things plastic.
Telecommunications engineer and trades union activist. Born in Khartoum, Sudan. While working as an executive officer at Trinity House lighthouse authority, he set up a union branch. In the 1980s, ...
Person, Community / Clubs, Politics & Administration, Tragedy, Poland, Sudan
A book on boy scout training written by Robert Baden-Powell. It was originally published in six fortnightly instalments and contained information on 'self-survival', based on his boyhood experience...
Founder member of the Victoria Park Society.
Organisation facilitating communication and joint action between community groups.
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