In 1948, the Saw Grinders Union (an organization of workers who have come together to achieve many common goals), led by William Broadhead, grew in strength under his leadership, collecting large sums of money for its members while weakening the work of non-union members.
He used his income from this business to support saw grinders who found themselves in difficulties, and as a result, was elected General Secretary of the Saw Grinders Union in 1848. 
