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Trade Union and Social History (Hardcover)
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Trade Union and Social History (Hardcover)
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 in1974.
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