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Trade Union and Social History (Paperback)
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Trade Union and Social History (Paperback)
Series: Economic History
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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. Particular
attention is paid to some of the important aspects of this history
- the Owenite period, the so-called New Model unions, the origins
of the Trades Union Congress, and more recent changes in
trade-union organization. These themes are woven into a broad study
which includes detailed investigation of individual trade unions
(particularly the printing unions, and also an early employers
association) with a general review of the whole movement.
Trade-union history is closely bound up with social conditions, and
Professor Musson also examines a number of such related aspects as
the struggle for a free press, the origins of the co-operative
movement and the early factory system. This classic book was first
published in 1974.
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