[1][2][3] In 1913, Fulton was elected as one of three assistant secretaries of AIMS, alongside John Whyte and Robert Smith, with a remit to focus on the new benefits scheme administered by the union.
He proved successful, and in August 1918 he was elected as general secretary of the union.
He worked closely with the union's president, Tom Bell, and supported the Clyde Workers' Committee, giving strike pay to its members who took industrial action.
[1][2][3] With the end of World War I, employment in the foundries declined, and the union's membership fell.
The CWS Bank extended credit to the union, the journal was put out quarterly rather than monthly, and the union proposed higher contributions and lower benefits to members.