Amalgamated Society of Boot and Shoe Makers
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Amalgamated Society of Boot and Shoe Makers
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The Amalgamated Society of Boot and Shoe Makers (AABS) was a trade union representing workers involved in shoemaking in the United Kingdom. The union was founded in December 1861 as the London United Societies of Cordwainers, bringing together fifteen small unions of London shoemakers and bootmakers. It proved highly successful, and within two years, it had 4,300 members in 84 branches across the city. Some of these branches were highly radical, with the West End Ladies' Shoemakers, led by Georg
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Trade union in the United Kingdom
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalgamated_Society_of_Boot_and_Shoe_Makers
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2023-06-18T10:08:26Z
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