Society of Graphical and Allied Trades
{{short description|Former trade union of the United Kingdom}}
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{{Infobox union
| name = Society of Graphical and Allied Trades
| image = File:Society of Graphical and Allied Trades logo.jpg
| founded = 1966
| predecessor = National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers
National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants
| successor =
| dissolved = 1991
| merged = Graphical, Paper and Media Union
| members = 205,784 (1980){{cite book|last1=Eaton|first1=Jack|last2=Gill|first2=Colin|title=The Trade Union Directory|date=1981|publisher=Pluto Press|location=London|isbn=0861043502|pages=157–160}}
| location_country= United Kingdom
| key_people =
| headquarters = SOGAT House, London Road, Hadleigh, Essex
| footnotes =
}}
Image:Sogat House, Oval, London.jpg
The Society of Graphical and Allied Trades (SOGAT) was a British trade union in the printing industry.
History
SOGAT was formed in 1966 by the National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers and the National Society of Operative Printers and Assistants (NATSOPA). The National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers became the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades Division A and NATSOPA became the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades Division 1. The aim was to achieve a complete merger over time, but differences led to in-fighting and in 1970 the two divisions split, Division A retaining the name Society of Graphical and Allied Trades and Division 1 becoming the National Society of Operative Printers, Graphical and Media Personnel (but retaining the NATSOPA acronym).
In 1975, SOGAT officially became the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades 1975 (SOGAT '75) after amalgamation with the Scottish Graphical Association. In 1982, SOGAT '75 and NATSOPA finally amalgamated to become the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades 1982 (SOGAT '82). In 1991, SOGAT '82 merged with the National Graphical Association to form the Graphical, Paper and Media Union, which subsequently merged with Amicus to become that union's Graphical, Paper and Media industrial sector.
Election results
The union did not initially sponsor Parliamentary candidates, but shortly after the 1979 general election, it changed its policy. It sponsored Bob Litherland's successful candidacy in the 1979 Manchester Central by-election, and also began sponsoring Ron Leighton, who was already a sitting Member of Parliament.{{cite book |last1=Gennard |first1=John |last2=Bain |first2=Peter |title=A History of the Society of Graphical and Allied Trades |date=1995 |publisher=Routledge |location=London |pages=428–430}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Election !! Constituency !! Candidate !! Votes !! Percentage !! Position | |||||
| 1979 by-election | Manchester Central | {{sortname|Bob|Litherland}} | 7,494 | 70.7 | 1 |
| rowspan=2 | 1983 general election | Manchester Central | {{sortname|Bob|Litherland}} | 27,353 | 65.3 | 1 |
| Newham North East | {{sortname|Ron|Leighton}} | 19,282 | 49.7 | 1 | |
| rowspan=2 | 1987 general election | Manchester Central | {{sortname|Bob|Litherland}} | 27,428 | 68.2 | 1 |
| Newham North East | {{sortname|Ron|Leighton}} | 20,220 | 51.9 | 1 |
General Secretaries
Presidents
:1970: Bill Keys
:1983: Brenda Dean
References
External links
- [https://mrc.epexio.com/records/SOG Catalogue of the SOGAT archives], held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
- [https://mrc.epexio.com/records/PLM Catalogue of the Printing Machine Branch archives], held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
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