The History of the Transport and General Workers' Union: The Making of the Transport and General Workers' Union : The Emergence of the Labour Movement (Vol 1)
By Ken Coates.
Description
This book is part of a series which trace the story of the creation and growth of Britain's largest trade union and with it the transformation of the unskilled workers of Victorian Britain form a mob into a movement. This comprehensive history throws some light on the meaning of trade union "recognition", the contribution of syndicalism and guild socialism, and the influence of internationalism on the struggle of low paid workers to improve their income, and to achieve a means of political expression. The emergence of the TGWU is followed from the struggle or the "docker...
ISBN(s)
063117964X, 9780631179641
