ABSTRACT
AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF INDIA RUBBER WORKERS Reg. 545 See Vol. 2, p. 316 as Rubber Plastic and Allied Workers Union. Formed in Manchester in 1889, the society had 464 members in 1892 and 480 in 10 branches at the end of 1897 when its office was at 11 Moulton Street, Hulme, Manchester. In 1904 membership fell to 99 and its office moved to 43 Albert Street, Newton Heath, Manchester but by 1910 it recovered to 475 in 10 branches and in the following year dramatically increased to 1,411 with the union’s secretary at 61 Warde Street, Hulme. By 1924 it had become known as the Amalgamated Society of India Rubber Cable and Asbestos Workers with 3,200 members at 6 Charlotte Street, off Mosley Street, Manchester and by 1926 with 3,950 members at 57 Ardwick Green, North Ardwick, Manchester.
