Catalogue Number
NMLH.1991.115.11
Object Name
Poster
Title
DISTRIBUTIVE WORKERS JOIN NOW ! YOUR UNION WORKING FOR YOUALL THE TIME. USDAW
Place
area office & 122 Wilmslow Road & Manchester & Lancashire
Date
1970
Description
Large mounted poster. The poster itself is orange, blue, green, and grey with large orange writing. It reads "Distributive workers, join now! Your union working for you all the time. USDAW. Union of shop, distributive and allied workers. "Oakley" 188. Wilmslow Road. Fallowfield. Manchester 14." There is a green border which reads "Poster no.15." There is an image of a clock on the background, with Roman numerals around it. The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) is a trade union in the United Kingdom, consisting of around 400,000 members. Usdaw members work in a variety of occupations and industries. The union was formed in 1947 by the merger of the National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers and the National Union of Shop Assistants, Warehousemen and Clerks. Some other unions have since merged in, including the Amalgamated Society of Boot and Shoe Makers and Repairers in 1955, and the Scottish Union of Bakers and Allied Workers in 1978.
