The London Union of Compositors is Founded

On March 11, 1834 the London Union of Compositors was founded. From the Jubilee of the London Society of Compositors....A Brief Record of Events prior to and since its re-establishment in 1848 (1898) we learn that the organization operated informally as early as the late 18th century, was established in 1834, and re-constituted in 1848. Among its main purposes was negotiating decent wages for the typesetting employees of London newspapers.