Matchmakers' Union
Matchgirls' Strike Committee, showing Sarah Chapman, elected President of the Union, Annie Besant, and Herbert Burrows, 1888 | |
| Formation | 27 July 1888 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 1903 |
| Location | |
| Origins | The Matchgirls' Strike |
Formerly called | The Union of Women Matchmakers |
The Matchmakers' Union (founded as The Union of Women Matchmakers) was a British trade union formed in 1888 following the successful Matchgirls' strike. On its creation, it was the largest union of women and girls in the country, and inspired a wave of collective organising among industrial workers.