It focused on giving evidence to government commissions and discussing the possibility of political action.
At the start of 1921, it agreed to merge with the Alliance, to form a new Civil Service Confederation, with Shayler as its leader.
Many were members of the Civil Service Clerical Association (CSCA), which became increasingly unhappy that it could be outvoted by a combination of smaller unions.
[1] Despite having caused the downfall of the confederation, the CSCA and MLSA wished to form a replacement, in part to reduce conflict between themselves.
In 1939, they worked with the County Court Officers' Association (CCOA) and the IRSF to establish a new Civil Service Alliance, initially led by Len White of the CSCA.