Diageo Staff Association
| Founded | 1965 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 2010 |
| Headquarters | Park Royal,London |
| Location | |
Members | 331 (2009) |
Key people | Tara Kelly, final chair |
| Affiliations | TUC |
TheDiageo Staff Associationwas a smalltrade unionin theUnited Kingdom.
The union was founded in 1965 as a staff committee at theGuinnessbrewery inPark Royal,London.Originally named theGuinness Brewing Staff Association,it gained a Certificate of Independence in 1979, when it had only 136 members.[1]It was renamed theGuinness UDV Staff Associationin 1998, when it also affiliated to theTrades Union Congress(TUC). In 2003, it adopted its final name, by which point it had 531 members.[2]By 2009, its membership had fallen below 400, and it was the smallest union affiliated to the TUC.[3]
The union was dissolved early in 2010.[4]
References
[edit]- ^Arthur Ivor Marsh and Victoria Ryan,Historical Directory of Trade Unions,p.512
- ^Arthur Ivor Marsh and Victoria Ryan,Historical Directory of Trade Unions,p.201
- ^"Q&A: The TUC",BBC News,15 September 2009
- ^List of Defunct Trade Unions,Trades Union Certification Officer
