80 full time trade union leaders owed their career, position and influence to their religious experience, motivated by their faith to take action. 70 of these were Methodists. 46 were Primitive Methodists. 14 United Methodists. 9 Wesleyan Methodists. 1 Independent Methodist.
It is remarkable that Primitive Methodists provided more than twice as many trade union leaders as all the other sections of Methodism put together, although theyonly made up one third of the membership.
(R F Wearmouth, Methodism and the Trade Unions, 1959)
John Batey (1852-1925)
Northumberland Colliery Mechanics Association
Samuel Finney (1857-1935)
North Staffs Miners' Association
Sir George Edwards
National Union of Agricultural Workers