Catalogue Number
NBS I/D 355
Object Name
banner
Title
WESTMINSTER BRANCH P.O.E.U. POST OFFICE ENGINEERING UNION
Place
Westminster & London & England & UK
Date
c.1970
Creator(s)
NBS National Museum of Labour HistoryNBS National Museum of Labour History
Description
The banner probably dates from the 1970s.
The title of Post Office Engineering Union was adopted in 1919. The union's origins go back to 1870 when the Post Office Engineering Department was created. A unique feature of the POEU was that it was a civil service union which recruited technical workers. In 1958 membership exceeded 70,000.
Materials: Double layer banner of polyester rep with machine stitch applied lettering.
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