National Graphical Association

The National Graphical Association (NGA) was a British trade union. It was formed in 1964 by the merger of two long-term rival unions, the Typographical Association and the London Typographical Society. It was joined by a large number of small craft print unions including the Society of Electrotypers and Stereotypers; Press Telegraphists; The Association of Correctors Of The Press; Amalgamated Lithographic Printers; Society of Lithographic Artists, Designers and Engravers (SLADE) and the National Union of Wallcoverings and Allied Trades Union. By 1982 it had a membership of 136,300.

The NGA merged with the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades in 1990 to form the Graphical, Paper and Media Union.

Recruitment activities

In 1978 the General Secretary Joe Wade (see below) asserted in a letter to the Sunday Times that "recruitment through secondary boycott has been a legitimate trade union tactic for many years."

General Secretaries

• 1964 - 69: Robert Willis and John Bonfield
• 1969 - 76: John Bonfield
• 1976 - 84: Joe Wade
• 1984 - 90: Tony Dubbins

References

• Arthur Marsh, Victoria Ryan and John B. Smethurst, Historical Directory of Trade Unions

External links

• Catalogue of the NGA archives, held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick