TheUnited Vehicle Workers was atrade union representing drivers in theUnited Kingdom.

The union was founded in 1919 when theLondon and Provincial Union of Licensed Vehicle Workers merged with theAmalgamated Association of Tramway and Vehicle Workers. These were known as the "red" and "blue" unions, based on the colour of the unions' respective badges, and the supposed political inclinations of their members. It represented drivers of a wide range of vehicles, from buses and trams to cabs and horse-drawn carts. It also recruited related workers, such as conductors, cleaners andfarriers. By 1921, the union had 115,897 members.^[1]

Within the union, members of its predecessors were reluctant to merge their branches, with the tram and bus drivers coming into particular conflict. Two branches of the union, dominated by bus drivers, broke away in 1921 to form the Trams, Omnibus, and Tube Workers union. Still,Ernest Bevin persuaded them to rejoin later in the year, shortly before the entire union became part of the newTransport and General Workers' Union.^[1]

1919:Stanley Hirst^[1]

• Trade unions established in 1919
• Trade unions disestablished in 1922
• Transport and General Workers' Union amalgamations
• Trade unions based in London