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The British Seafarers’ Union (BSU) was a trade union which organised sailors and firemen in the British ports of Southampton and Glasgow between 1911/1912 and 1922. Although of considerable local importance the organisation remained much smaller and less influential at a national level than the National Sailors’ and Firemen’s Union (NSFU).The BSU was formed in Southampton on 6 October 1911 as a breakaway from the NSFU.