Serving the public - Building the union. The history of the National Union of Public Employees [NUPE]. Volume One: The Forerunners 1889 - 1928 Dix, Bernard & Williams, Stephen, 'Serving the public. Building the union. The history of the National Union of Public Employees [NUPE]. Volume One: The Forerunners 1889 - 1928', published by 'Lawrence & Wishart Limited (London, first published 1987). Book is signed on inside cover. c.1987