Clerks' unions - National Union of Clerks and APEX
A brief history
1890 - National Union of Clerks was formed. It was also known as the Clerks' Union or the Metropolitan Clerks' Union.
Apr 1903 - Association of Shorthand Writers and Typists was formed. This union was for both sexes.
1912 - the Association changed its name to the Association of Women Clerks and Secretaries (AWCS) and became women only membership.
1920 - National Union of Clerks changed its name to the National Union of Clerks and Administrative Workers.
1941 - National Union of Clerks and Administrative Workers amalgamated with the Association of Women Clerks and Secretaries (AWCS) to become the Clerical and Administrative Workers' Union.
1972 - the Clerical and Administrative Workers' Union changed its name to APEX (Association of Professional, Executive, Clerical and Computer Staff).
1989 - APEX merged with the GMB.
Sources about Clerks' unions in the Library
Arthur Marsh and Victoria Ryan, The clerks - a history of APEX 1890-1989, Malthouse (Oxford) 1997