MFGB
| Native name | Miners Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1889 |
| Date dissolved | 1945 |
| merged into | National Union of Mineworkers |
| Members |
Bristol Miners' Association Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation Leicestershire Miners' Association Midland Counties Miners' Federation North Wales Miners' Association 1891 Northumberland Miners' Association 1907 Nottinghamshire Miners' Association Scottish Miners Federation Somerset Miners' Association South Wales Miners' Federation 1899 Yorkshire Miners' Association |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Bristol Miners' Association
Cumberland Miners' Association
Derbyshire Miners' Association
Durham Miners' Association 1908
The Miners' Federation of Great Britain, MFGB was established in Newport, Wales in 1888 to represent and co-ordinate the affairs of local and regional miners' unions whose associations remained largely autonomous. The federation was reorganised into the National Union of Mineworkers in 1945.
In 1888 after colliery owners rejected a call for a pay rise from the Yorkshire Miners' Association, several conferences were organised to discuss the possibility of forming a national union. At the conference held in the Temperance Hall in Newport, South Wales in November 1889, the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) was formed.Ben Pickard of the Yorkshire Miners' Association was elected president and Sam Woods of the Lancashire and Cheshire Miners' Federation (LCMF) its vice-president. Enoch Edwards from the Midland Counties Miners' Federation was its first treasurer and Thomas Ashton, also from the LCMF, its first secretary.Keir Hardie was one of the Scottish delegates at the conference. At the inaugural meeting it was agreed to raise funds to carry on the federation's business, to protect miners by taking an interest in trade and wages, secure legislation and call conferences to discuss matters. It intended to obtain an eight-hour day "from bank to bank" for all underground workers, attend inquests and seek to obtain compensation for miners killed in incidents involving more than three persons.
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