Members of the National Union of General Workers or NUGW (Norwich, Norfolk Branch - UK ) c1920, parading their banner. The union began in 1889 as the National Union of Gas Workers and General Labourers and was convened by Will Thorne, Ben Tillett and William Byford, following lay offs at Beckton gas works.

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