 However, the action was backed by the Amalgamated Jewish Tailors', Machinists' and Pressers' Trade Union, and also by the new Independent Labour Party.The strike was resolved in May, but the union's finances were greatly depleted.Under Young's leadership, the union continued to grow, and by 1900 it had fourteen branches across the country, and by 1915 this had grown to 36 branches, with a total of 12,000 members.