Trade Union and Social Studies

by H.E. Musson

Overview

There is perhaps no area of British life where attitudes are more strongly influenced by shared traditions and past experiences than the trade union movement; the memory of the working-class movements is a long one. It is therefore all the more important in the light of recent events to examine the origins and development of trade-union organization over the decades if we are to understand the unions of today, which have emerged as one of the most crucial and strongest elements in the economy.

This book is the product of twenty years' detailed research and general reflection on the course of trade-union development, and ranges over the whole field of British trade-union history, from the early craft societies to the structure of modern trade unionism. It begins by illuminating the problems associated with researching and writing in this field, and goes on to trace the main trends of trade-union development, linking these with modern trade-union problems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136275357
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/12/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Professor of Economic History University of Manchester

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Writing Trade-Union History; Chapter 2 Trends in Trade-Union Development, 1825–75; Chapter 3 The Origins and Establishment of the Trades Union Congress; Chapter 4 Trends in Modern Trade Unionism; Chapter 5 Early Trade Unionism in the Printing Industry; Chapter 6 The London Society of Master Letter-Founders, 1793–1820; Chapter 7 The Struggle for a Free Press; Chapter 8 The Ideology of Early Co-Operation in Lancashire and Cheshire; Chapter 9 Robert Blincoe and the Early Factory System;