The National Society of Metal Mechanics (NSMM) was a trade union in the United Kingdom which existed between 1872 and 1985.
History
The organisation was founded in Birmingham in 1872 as the Amalgamated Brassworkers Society. Led for many years by William John Davis, it was soon renamed the National Society of Amalgamated Brassworkers.John B. Smethurst and Peter Carter, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, Volume 6, p.221 In 1919, members rejected a proposal to join the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, and instead chose to expand the union's remit, renaming the body as the National Society of Brass and Metal Mechanics.John B. Smethurst and Peter Carter, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, Volume 6, p.229 By 1920, it had 37,363 members, but it suffered during the Great Depression, and this figure fell to 15,000 by 1937.G. D. Miller, "Trade Unionism in the Engineering Industry", in: British Trade Unionism To-Day, p.362
In 1985, the union merged with the Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section; at this point, its membership was 27,000.
General Secretaries 1872: William John Davis 1883: 1888: William John Davis 1921: Arthur H. Gibbard 1940s: Arthur Penny 1955: V. M. Robus 1962: Frank Briggs 1975: J. H. Wood 1981: Charles P. McCarthy
References
External links Catalogue of the NSMM archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick