Birmingham Trades Council is the trades council body which brings together trade unionists from across Birmingham, England. Its headquarters were formerly in Digbeth, with a huge mural above the canteen area depicting the 1972 Battle of Saltley Gate.
| Start of term | Secretary | Union[1] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | Roger Batson | General Union of Carpenters and Joiners | |
| 1867 | Robert McRae | United Kingdom Society of Coach Builders | |
| 1869 | William Gilliver | Cordwainers | |
| 1878 | C. R. Bowkett | House Painters | |
| 1880 | J. T. Harlow | Typographical Association | |
| 1881 | Ben Church | Typographical Association | |
| 1885 | A. Haddleton | Flint Glass Makers | |
| 1895 | S. G. Middleton | School Workers' Union | |
| 1898 | Alliance Cabinet Makers' Association | ||
| 1903 | J. E. Berry | Amalgamated Society of Lithographic Printers | |
| 1913 | J. Kesterton | Typographical Association | |
| 1919 | F. W. Rudland | Typographical Association | |
| 1940 | C. G. Spragg | Painters | |
| 1944 | Harry Baker | Draughtsmen and Allied Technicians' Association | |
| 1966 | David Perris | Theatre and Cinema Workers | |
| 1983 | Mick Rice | Amalgamated Engineering Union |
1869: Thomas Green
1870:
1871: H. Giles
1874:
1875: C. R. Bowkett
1878: J. Lewis
1880: Allan Grainger
1887: John Valentine Stevens
1889: Alfred Jephcott
1892: C. C. Cooke
1895: Arthur Eades[2]
1898: Henry Simpson
1899: Joseph Millington
1902:
1904: W. J. Morgan
1909:
1910: Joseph Kesterton
1912:
1914: E. E. Edwards
1916: G. Stanway
1917: F. W. Rudland
1919: F. E. Willis
1920: A. Shakespeare
1921: A. P. Cassidy
1922: H. G. Johnson
1924:
1929: H. G. Johnson
1933:
1937: C. G. Spragg
1939: Walter Samuel Lewis
1942: Ernest Haynes
1951: Bob Shorthouse
1955: George Varnom
1961: W. E. Jarvis