The Trade Union Movement (Spartacus Educational)

The Trade Union Movement Sites:

James Keir Hardie James Keir Hardie: Devoted to improving the organisation of the Independent Labour Party. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRhardie.htm 1871 Trade Union Act 1871 Trade Union Act: Secured the legal status of trade unions. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Ltrade.htm John Hodge John Hodge: President of the Iron & Steel Trades Confederation. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUhodge.htm The Clarion The Clarion: A socialist weekly established by Robert Blatchford in 1890. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jclarion.htm Thomas Burt Thomas Burt: Campaigned for reform of the 1871 Trade Union Act. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUburt.htm Robert Smillie Robert Smillie: Opposed to Britain's involvement in the First World War; played an active role in the Miners' Federation of Great Britain. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUsmillie.htm 1906 Trades Disputes Act 1906 Trades Disputes Act: Removed trade union liability for damage by strike action. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Ldisputes.htm Henry Broadhurst Henry Broadhurst: Campaigned to reduce the working week and an increase the wage in the building industry. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUbroadhurst.htm Ben Tillett Ben Tillett: Led a strike at Tilbury Dock; became involved in the London Dock Strike; one of England's leading socialists. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REtillett.htm Alexander Macdonald Alexander Macdonald: A member of the Royal Commission on Trade Unions; joined as the first working-class members of the House of Commons. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUmacdonald.htm Lansbury's Labour Weekly Lansbury's Labour Weekly: Provided an important source of news during the 1926 General Strike. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jlansbury.htm Bloody Sunday Bloody Sunday: A meeting of the Social Democratic Federation that was banned, but continued and was attacked by the police. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUbloody.htm The Commonweal The Commonweal: Believed that the main function of all socialist organisations was to "educate the people." (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jcommonweal.htm Jimmy Thomas Jimmy Thomas: Important figure in the amalgamation of several unions to form the National Union of Railwaymen. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUthomas.htm Manchester Chronicle Manchester Chronicle: A newspaper that had a loyal following with those who opposed social reform. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRchronicle.htm George Howell George Howell: Campaigned for universal suffrage; published several books on trade unionism. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUhowell.htm Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act: Made it legal for an individual to stop work. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Lconspiracy.htm Will Thorne Will Thorne: Helped to establish the National Union of Gasworkers & General Labourers. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUthorne.htm The Black Dwarf The Black Dwarf: A new radical unstamped journal, which was critical of Lord Liverpool and his government. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRblack.htm The Red Republican The Red Republican: Educated working class readers about socialism and internationalism. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CHrepublican.htm London Dockers' Strike London Dockers' Strike: Resulted from a dispute over pay and conditions in 1888. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUdockers.htm Trade Union Congress Trade Union Congress: Held a meeting every year to discuss issues of importance to the labour movement. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUtuc.htm Isabella Ford Isabella Ford: An important writer of books on the struggle for equality. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wford.htm 1913 Trade Union Act 1913 Trade Union Act: Gave unions the right to divide its subscriptions into a political and a social fund. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Ltrade13.htm The Sheffield Outrages The Sheffield Outrages: Trade unionists used arson and murder to intimidate non-unionists. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUsheffield.htm The Northern Star The Northern Star: Contained reports on Chartist meets all over Britain. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CHnorthern.htm 1825 Combination Acts 1825 Combination Acts: Took action against political agitation among industrial workers. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Lcombination.htm 1927 Trade Disputes and Trade Union Act 1927 Trade Disputes and Trade Union Act: Outlawed general strikes and sympathetic strikes, and banned civil servants from joining unions. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Ltrade27.htm 1817 Gagging Acts 1817 Gagging Acts: Banned meetings of over fifty people and made magistrates to arrest everyone suspected of spreading libel. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRgagging.htm Margaret Bondfield Margaret Bondfield: Became one of the first women to enter the House of Commons. She was elected as a labour MP. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wbondfield.htm Royal Commission on Trade Unions Royal Commission on Trade Unions: Set up by Earl of Derby; Robert Applegarth was chosen as a union observer of the proceedings. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUroyal.htm Gas Workers Union Gas Workers Union: Formed in 1889 to protect gas workers from the power of their employers. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUgas.htm The New Statesman The New Statesman: Regular articles that were published by the Fabian Society, which ended up recruiting over 2,000 people to become subscribers. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jstatesman.htm The Republican The Republican: A radical journal criticizing the government about the Peterloo Massacre. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRrepublican.htm Justice Justice: Social Democratic Federation's weekly newspaper. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jjustice.htm Robert Applegarth Robert Applegarth: Led the campaign to have the Minority Report accepted by the new Liberal government. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUapplegarth.htm Joseph Clynes Joseph Clynes: Was given the post as leader of the House of Commons. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUclynes.htm Masters and Servants Act Masters and Servants Act: Narrowly defined the rights of trade unions as meeting to bargain over wages and conditions. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Lmasters.htm The Poor Man's Guardian The Poor Man's Guardian: Paper published arguing that the real struggle was for universal suffrage. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRpoor.htm Tom Mann Tom Mann: A strong advocate of the eight-hour day. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REmann.htm The Labour Elector The Labour Elector: A paper campaigning for the eight-hour day and denouncing bad employers. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jlabour.htm Tribune Tribune: Newspaper attempting to recreate the Labour Party as a truly socialist organization. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jtribune.htm John Burns John Burns: Elected to represent Battersea in the House of Commons. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REburns.htm The Bee-Hive The Bee-Hive: A trade union weekly newspaper established in 1861. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jbeehive.htm George Barnes George Barnes: A full-time union official; formed the National Committee of Organised Labour for Old Age Pensions. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUbarnes.htm Arthur Henderson Arthur Henderson: Elected as a paid organizer of the Iron Founders Union. Main person responsible for Labour and the Nation pamphlet. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUhenderson.htm Clementina Black Clementina Black: Became a member of the Women's Trade Union League; wrote several books on the problem of low pay. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wblack.htm Ernest Bevin Ernest Bevin: Was opposed to the forming of the Triple Alliance with the miners and railwaymen. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUbevin.htm 1819 Six Acts 1819 Six Acts: Six measures attempting to suppress radical newspapers and meetings. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRsix.htm George Potter George Potter: Established a trade union weekly newspaper, the Bee-Hive; gave support to trade unionists. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUpotter.htm The 1926 General Strike The 1926 General Strike: In response to the announcement of reduction of miner's wages; known as Red Friday. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUgeneral.htm Harry Gosling Harry Gosling: Elected to the Trade Union Congress parliamentary committee; a member of the House of Commons. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUgosling.htm Frederic Harrison Frederic Harrison: Developed radical political views; refused to sign the Majority Report; appointed alderman of the new London County Council. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUharrison.htm Mary Gawthorpe Mary Gawthorpe: Became the full-time organizer of the Women's Social and Political Union in Leeds. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wgawthorpe.htm Annie Besant Annie Besant: Member of the Secular Society; wrote and published her own book advocating birth control entitled The Laws of Population. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wbesant.htm Hannah Mitchell Hannah Mitchell: Became a full-time worker for the Women's Social and Political Union; joined the Independent Labour Party in 1914. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wmitchell.htm 1825 Combination Act 1825 Combination Act: Made it illegal for workers to join to press their employers for shorter hours or may pay. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Lcombination25.htm The Matchgirls' Strike The Matchgirls' Strike: Protested working conditions and fines imposed upon women at Bryant & May in 1888. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUmatchgirls.htm Will Crooks Will Crooks: Became chairman of the Public Control Committee and in this post promoted fair wages. (The Trade Union Movement) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/TUcrooks.htm