The Amalgamated Textile Workers' Union (ATWU) was a trade union in Great Britain.G. P. and S. P. A. Henderson, Directory of British Associations & Associations in Ireland (8th Edition), p.7

History The union was founded in 1974, when the Amalgamated Weavers' Association merged with the National Union of Textile and Allied Workers."Amalgamated Textile Workers' Union ", Archives Hub The Amalgamated Textile Warehousemen's Association developed close links with the new union, and the two shared a general secretary.Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, vol.4, pp.186-187

In 1983, the important Burnley, Nelson, Rossendale and District Textile Workers' Union decided to leave the ATWU, and argued that as its largest affiliate, it should be entitled to a proportionate share of the union's funds. The ATWU disagreed, and the dispute went to the High Court of England and Wales, which rejected the Burnley and Nelson union's claim.

With widespread redundancies in the industry, the union lost two-thirds of its members before it merged into the General, Municipal, Boilermakers and Allied Trades Union in 1985.Gary N. Chalson, Union mergers in hard times: the view from five countries, pp.91-92 Based in Rochdale, the union's final general secretary was Jack Brown.

Affiliates By 1982, the union had the following affiliates: Blackburn and District Weavers', Winders' and Warpers' Association Bolton and District Union of Textile and Allied Workers Bolton and District Weavers', Winders' and Warpers' Association Burnley, Nelson, Rossendale and District Textile Workers' Union Colne and Craven Textile Workers' Association Oldham Provincial Union of Textile and Allied Workers National Union of Textile and Allied Workers, Rochdale and Districts Northern Textile and Allied Workers' Union North Lancashire and Cumbria Textile Workers' Association North West Lancashire, Durham and Cumbria Textile Workers' Union Rochdale and Todmorden District of the Amalgamated Textile Workers' Union Southern Area Staff Section Wigan

Leadership General Secretaries 1974: Fred Hague and Joe King 1975: Fred Hague 1976: Jack Brown

Presidents 1974: Jim Browning 1976: Joe Quinn 1984: Albert Hilton

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