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 * Old Mechanics 1826 -> Amalgamated Society of Engineers 1851; in 1920 +9 unions -> Amalgamated Engineering Union (AEU)
 * Plumbers' Trade Union (PTU) 1865
 * Electricians' Trade Union (ETU) 1868
 * ETU + PTU = Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union (EETPU) 1968
 * AEU + EETPU = Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union (AEEU) 1992
 * Association of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen 1913 -> Draughtsmen and Allied Technicians Union -> Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Staffs (TASS)
 * joined TASS 1980s: Tobacco Workers Union 1834; National Union of Sheetmetal Workers, Coppersmiths, Heating and Domestic Engineers; 3 more
 * Association of Supervisory Staff, Executives and Technicians (ASSET) + Association of Scientific Workers (AScW) = Association of Scientific, Technical and Managerial Staffs (ASTMS) 1969
 * TASS + ASTMS = Manufacturing Science Finance 1988
 * AEEU + MSF = Amicus 2001

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