The Amalgamated Machine, Engine and Iron Grinders' and Glazers' Society was a small but long-lasting trade union representing machine workers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The union was founded in 1844, but grew only very slowly; by 1897, it had 514 members in eight branches. It affiliated to the General Federation of Trade Unions, within which its secretary, William Saxon, became prominent. By 1956, membership had slumped to only 150, so in September, the union merged into the Amalgamated Engineering Union. General Secretaries John Asquith 1926: William Saxon 1938: W. F. Irvine 1948: H. Milne References Trade unions established in the 1840s Trade unions disestablished in 1956 Engineering trade unions