Individual Roles of Trade Unions

Individual roles of trade union leaders 

Ernst Bevin 

• Led the national transport workers federation from 1916
• Essential to forming the triple alliance in 1914 
• Also helped during the war, leading strikes against dillution in 1917 
• However he was often percieved as too rough, failed to gain a seat for Bristol in 1918 
• Also was seen as having little manners, in Labour government he often chewed with his mouht full 

James (Jimmy) Thomas 

• Formed the National Union of Railwaymen in 1913
• Also became MP for derby in 1910, very strong parliamentry influence 
• Thomas was seen as a good dealmaker by the government, worked with Lyod George in the 1916 coalition government 
• However miners often distrusted him, Black Friday in 1921 where…