UNITE History Volume 1 (1880-1931): The Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU): Representing a mass trade union movement
Mary Davis and John Foster
Abstract
This is volume 1 of 6 accessible volumes covering UNITE’s history from 1880-2010. This book covers the formation of the TGWU, rooted as it was in an era in which, from the 1880’s a mass trade union movement evolved. The drive to amalgamate the unions was spearheaded by Ernest Bevin and resulted in the creation of the TGWU, 1920-22 - a period that witnessed the intensification of pre and post war militancy which continued, unevenly, until the 1926 General Strike – a watershed moment in British labour history in which the TGWU played a key role both in the strike itself but also in its aftermath ... More
This is volume 1 of 6 accessible volumes covering UNITE’s history from 1880-2010. This book covers the formation of the TGWU, rooted as it was in an era in which, from the 1880’s a mass trade union movement evolved. The drive to amalgamate the unions was spearheaded by Ernest Bevin and resulted in the creation of the TGWU, 1920-22 - a period that witnessed the intensification of pre and post war militancy which continued, unevenly, until the 1926 General Strike – a watershed moment in British labour history in which the TGWU played a key role both in the strike itself but also in its aftermath. Politically the union had a close relationship with the Labour Party and its two minority governments. This volume examines the role of the TGWU in both, as well as its response to the underlying economic, political and industrial issues of this turbulent period.
Keywords:
History,
Trade Unions,
Transport & General Workers’ Union,
Labour Movement,
Strike,
Militancy
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2021 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781800859715 |
| Published to Liverpool Scholarship Online: January 2022 |
DOI:10.3828/liverpool/9781800859715.001.0001 |
