The Sheffield Sawmakers' Protection Society (SSPS) was a trade union representing workers involved in making saws and similar blades, in Sheffield in England.
The origin of the union is unclear. The union described itself as having been founded in 1797, while rules of a "Society of Sawmakers" in Sheffield exist from 1740. However, after 1797, there are no records of the union until 1911, at which time, it had 280 members.
The union affiliated to the Trades Union Congress in 1945,Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress (1945), p.33 and then grew until 1951, when it had 500 members. Its membership then began to decline. It avoided admitting women as members until the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 compelled it to do so, and the first woman joined in 1976. From 1964 until 1981, its leading figure was president Harry Jones."Obituary: Harry Jones", Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress (1992), p.346
In 1984, the union merged into the Transport and General Workers' Union.
General Secretaries E. Archer 1948: G. F. Wain 1952: G. Nortcliffe 1950s: H. Lambert 1969: E. R. Sheppard 1970: A. Marples 1981: R. Parkin
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