[1] The ASW was formed in 1921 through the merger of two rival unions: the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters, Cabinetmakers and Joiners and the General Union of Carpenters and Joiners.

[2] The ASW had 176,000 members by 1945, making it the seventh largest union in Britain.

[4] On 1 July 1970 the ASW was merged with Amalgamated Society of Painters and Decorators and the Association of Building Technicians to form the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers and Painters.

At the end of 1971 the ASWPB was renamed the Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT).

[5] The union sponsored a large number of Labour Party candidates, many of whom won election.