Labour Protection League

See also the Labour Protection League (India).

The Labour Protection League was a trade union organising dockers and stevedores in the United Kingdom.

Founded in 1871, the League was inspired by the North East Nine Hours League. After winning several small strikes over wages in its first year, the union grew to 30,000 members.^[1]

The organisation split in the aftermath of the London Dock Strike of 1889, most members leaving to form the Amalgamated Stevedores' Labour Protection League. Meanwhile, Harry Quelch founded the South Side Labour Protection League,^[2] which was later named the Labour Protection League again. This was one of the unions which came together to form the Transport and General Workers' Union in 1922.^[3]

Footnotes

Transport and General Workers' Union

General Secretaries	1922: Ernest Bevin 1940: Arthur Deakin 1955: Jock Tiffin 1955: Frank Cousins 1969: Jack Jones 1978: Moss Evans 1985: Ron Todd 1992: Bill Morris 2004: Tony Woodley

Deputy General Secretaries	1974: Harry Urwin 1980: Alec Kitson 1986: Bill Morris 1992: Jack Adams 1999: Margaret Prosser 2002: Tony Woodley 2003: Jack Dromey

Assistant General Secretaries	1924: John Cliff 1935: Arthur Deakin 1940: Harold Clay 1948: Jock Tiffin 1955: Frank Cousins 1956: Harry Nicholas 1968: Harry Urwin 1974: Vacant 1985: Eddie Haigh and Larry Smith 1988: Eddie Haigh 1991: Vacant 1999: Ray Collins and Jimmy Elsby 2000: Ray Collins and Barry Camfield

Forerunners	Amalgamated Society of Watermen, Lightermen and Bargemen Amalgamated Carters, Lurrymen and Motormen's Union Amalgamated Association of Carters and Motormen Associated Horsemen's Union Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Labourers' Union Labour Protection League National Amalgamated Labourers' Union National Union of Docks, Wharves and Shipping Staffs National Union of Ships' Clerks, Grain Weighers and Coalmeters National Union of Vehicle Workers National Amalgamated Coal Workers' Union North of England Trimmers' and Teemers Association North of Scotland Horse and Motormen's Association United Vehicle Workers

Other topics	National Transport Workers' Federation Trades Union Congress Transport House Unite

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