National Communications Union (NCU)

This collection includes: records concerning NCU/UCW merger, 1990-1995, broad strategy of future development, 1984-1988, and British Standards Institution, 1980-1989; women's advisory committee records, 1984-1992; annual and special conference agenda, papers and minutes, 1985-1994; records concerning exchange visits from and to other countries, 1984-1990; 'National Communications Union Journal', 1985-1994. These records include some inherited from the Post Office Engineering Union.

The National Communications Union was formed in 1985 by the amalgamation of the Post Office Engineering Union with the Postal and Telecommunications Group of the Civil and Public Services Association. In January 1995 it merged with the Union of Communication Workers to form the Communication Workers' Union.

This collection is available to researchers by appointment at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. See http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/using/

Records with references beginning MSS.135C were deposited by the Communication Workers' Union in November 1997. The descriptions of these records are taken from the schedule provided by the depositor.

Link to full catalogue: http://mrc-catalogue.warwick.ac.uk/records/NCU

The Modern Records Centre also holds records of the Post Office Engineering Union and the Communication Workers Union.