It represented workers in precious metals, jewellers, diamond polishers, electroplaters, watch and clock repairers and dental technicians.
The union was founded in Sheffield in 1910 as the Amalgamated Society of Gold, Silver and Kindred Trades,[2] merging several local societies both in Sheffield and Dublin.
In 1914, it merged with the Birmingham Silversmiths and Electroplate Operatives union, assuming its final name.
It merged with the Society of Goldsmiths, Jewellers and Kindred Trades in 1969, pushing membership up to 250.
[3] In 1981, NUGSAT was absorbed into the Technical, Administrative and Supervisory Section.