Power and The People, Reform and Reformers 2
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- Reform and Reformers 2
- The Development of Trade Unions
- In the industrial revolution, many workers were exploted by landowners so joined together in trade unions
- Trade unions have been round since the medieval times but they were known as guilds; groups of men controlled pay and work conditions
- What happened?
- 1.1799- combination acts put restrictions on groups of workers forming trade unions
- 2.1824-25- Many strikes through 24 so in 25 combin-ation acts were passed, bringing a stop to picketing and intimidation. This made trade unions weaker
- 3. 1834- Robert Owen set up the grand national consolidated trade union (GNCTU). There were 1/2 a million members in 1 week which worried the gov. Conflict between miners and factory workers weakened the union
- 2.1824-25- Many strikes through 24 so in 25 combin-ation acts were passed, bringing a stop to picketing and intimidation. This made trade unions weaker
- 1.1799- combination acts put restrictions on groups of workers forming trade unions
- In the industrial revolution, many workers were exploted by landowners so joined together in trade unions
- The Tolpuddle Martyr's
- Who were they?
- A group of labourers from Tolpuddle who formed a trade union
- They met under a sycamore tree in the village
- They wanted fairer wages and better working conditions
- George Loveless, James Loveless, James Brine, James Hammett, Thomas Stansfield and John Stansfield
- What did they do?
- They didn't break any laws by being part of a trade union but no secret oaths could be taken
- The local land owner heard about this and was worried
- Their Punishment
- The men were found guilty of making a secret oath so were arrested
- At this time the death penalty was seen as too harsh so instead they were sent as convicts to Australia
- Consquences
- At first the gov were reluctant to reverse their decision but persistant campaigns made them change their minds
- On March 14th 1836, all were given a full pardon. The Trade Unions had won
- Many involved in this movement were also involved in the Chartist movement
- Publics Reaction
- The News of the sentence was received and groups named them the Tolpuddle Martyrs
- Robert Owen called a meeting of the GNCTU and 10,000 attended
- They gathered petitions and demanded the men were returned to England
- Who were they?
- New Unionism
- Matchbox Girls Strike 1888
- CAUSES
- Factory conditions were poor and many became ill
- White phosphorous from matches caused 'phosy jaw' which caused jaws to rot and teeth loss
- Often fined for not working quick enough
- Money was taken from their wages to build a statue of the PM
- DEMANDS
- They wanted better wages, to improve working conditions and to be treated better by factory owners
- Annie Besanr helped to set up the strike by writing "White Slaves of London"
- CONSEQUENCES
- The strike action paid off
- Emploers agrred and removed the system of deductions an fines
- Workers were given a pay rise
- First successful strike by un skilled manual workers
- CAUSES
- The Dockers Strike 1189
- DEMANDS
- Wanted a raise from 5 to 6 pence an hour and 8 pence for overtime
- At least 4 hours of work everyday
- CONSEQUENCES
- The Men marched through London with rotten veg and fish heads
- Picketed the gates of London docks to pressure managers and prevent people from working
- Gained the support of Londons Lord Mayorand Cardinal Mannings
- Unions in Australia donated £30,000 to help the strike and meant that they received a pay rise and 4 hours of work a day
- DEMANDS
- Matchbox Girls Strike 1888
- The Development of Trade Unions
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