▁in ▁the ▁orch est ras ▁around ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁The ▁Union ▁used ▁the ▁fe es ▁from ▁membership ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁w ages ▁for ▁those ▁that ▁were ▁striking , ▁lit ig ation ▁fe es ▁for ▁cases ▁brought ▁against ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁or ▁against ▁the ▁Union ▁itself ▁and ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁printing ▁of ▁pam ph lets ▁and ▁letters ▁for ▁its ▁members . ▁Cop ies ▁of ▁the ▁Un ions ▁Report ▁were ▁sold ▁for ▁ 1 d , ▁and ▁the ▁profit ▁from ▁this ▁publication ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁Un ions ▁B ene vol ent ▁Fund , ▁this ▁was ▁used ▁at ▁a ▁local ▁level ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁fun eral ▁b ills ▁of ▁mus icians ▁that ▁had ▁died . ▁After ▁the ▁R MS ▁T itan ic ▁had ▁s unk ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁of ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁the ▁families ▁of ▁the ▁eight ▁mus icians ▁that ▁had ▁died ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁ship ▁were ▁giving ▁mon ies ▁from ▁the ▁fund , ▁the ▁Union ▁also ▁held ▁a ▁mem orial ▁concert ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall ▁and ▁sold ▁over ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁of ▁a ▁print ▁that ▁dep icted ▁the ▁mus icians ▁that ▁had ▁died . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁a ▁protest ▁was ▁held , ▁through ▁a ▁bar ge ▁on ▁the ▁Th ames ▁was ▁covered ▁in ▁b ann ers ▁raising ▁the ▁issues ▁that ▁mus icians ▁were ▁facing ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁passing ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁I