Emeritus Professor of Employment Relations, Uni Salford; ‘Labour Revolt in Britain 1910-14’ @PlutoPress; researching for a new political biography of Tom Mann
This is a significant increase in trade union membership (up by 192,00 to 6.6 million) and density (up to 22.4 percent from 22 per cent) - but a more combative union movement against the employers and government could massively improve on this
BREAKING 🚨| The number of people in a union in the UK has GROWN by 192,000 - to 6.6 million.
There has never been a more important time to be a member of a union.
When unions do well, working people do well.
It pays to be in a union.
One of the most powerful and effective British national strikes of the 20th century - in which flying pickets and widespread solidarity delivered a spectacular victory against the employers and government @BNArchive
In early 1972 British miners went on strike following a pay negotiation breakdown between the National Mineworkers Union and the Conservative government - the first official miners' strike since 1926 - Illustrated London News, 1 March 1972 https://t.co/F6NoiplLsA #StrikeHistory
A massive strike by some 40,000 workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea has the potential to derail the AI boom—and humble one of the world’s biggest multinational firms
https://t.co/b0xSL2CBMf
In July 1888, the women and girls working at the Bryant & May match factory in Bow, London, went on strike, inspiring industrial action across Britain known as 'New Unionism.' The Pall Mall Budget, 19 July 1888, interviews those involved https://t.co/uWgCSAvuV0 #StrikeHistory
The General Strike did not end when it was called off by the TUC, many rank-and-file workers across the country defied their employers and union leaders for quite a few days
'Employers' Efforts to Re-Establish Conditions - Emergency Plans Continued - Only Partial Return to Work - Railway Decision - Men to Remain on Strike,' Daily Express, 14 May 1926 #OTD#1926Newspapers#GeneralStrike
Our partners the @britishlibrary have taken a look at how information was circulated through the General Strike of May 1926, using items from their Newspaper Collections and Printed Heritage Collections. Read the fascinating blog here: https://t.co/jjIStwlhGJ #GeneralStrike
What’s the connection between these two historical strike movements and the contemporary struggle to build the strength of trade union organisation?
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“Remembering the Past, Fighting for the Future” event at the People’s History Museum at which I’m one of the speakers Thursday 7 May 5.30-8.30pm @strike_map
https://t.co/t0w3pI5qTm
NEW 🚨| The latest issue of our workers of the world journal is now out.
This issue focuses on Education, how, what and for whom?
Read and share here:
https://t.co/uvZLx1mcsS
#IASSC#InternationalSolidarity#Education
Advance notice - I’ll be speaking at this 1926 General Strike commemoration event at the People’s History Museum in Manchester on Thursday 7th May from 5-8pm - all welcome!!
https://t.co/fDqhj3gqVy