Derbyshire Group Staff Union
The Derbyshire Group Staff Union was a trade union in the United Kingdom, representing workers at the Derbyshire Building Society.
| Merged into | One Union of Regional Staff | 
|---|---|
| Founded | 1972 | 
| Dissolved | 2010 | 
| Headquarters | Duffield, Derbyshire | 
| Location | |
Members    | 405 (2009) | 
Key people  | Sharon Penny, final general secretary | 
| Affiliations | TUC | 
| Website | www.dgsu.org.uk | 
The union was founded in 1972 as the Derbyshire Building Society Staff Association.[1] In 1979, it applied for a Certificate of Independence, but this was refused. At the time, it had 267 members.[2] It was finally granted a certificate in 1986.[1]
The union affiliated to the Trades Union Congress in 2003 and adopted its final name in 2004.[1] In 2010, it merged with the Cheshire Group Staff Union to form One Union of Regional Staff.[3]
References
    
- History, Derbyshire Group Staff Union
 - Arthur Ivor Marsh and Victoria Ryan, Historical Directory of Trade Unions, p.284
 - Britain's Unions, TUC
 
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