A group of workers who join together to protect their rights and improve conditions or wages. By amalgamating their activism, they are more likely to be listened to.
Trade Union
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The idea that there should be no private property, wealth should be distributed equally and individuals should work for the community, not the self.
Socialism
2 of 10
The more radical, ambitious ideology within trade unionism; it was a movement for transferring the ownership and control of the means of production to workers' unions. More militant
Syndicalism
3 of 10
The first example of union action in Britain. 6 agricultural labourers who created the secret union of the 'Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers'. Transported to Australia for this, 800,000 called for their release
Tolpuddle Martyrs
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A strike in 1889 that led to employers accepting all of the strikers' main demands; this symbolised the growth of 'New Unionism'
Dockworkers Strike
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The strand of trade unionism that began to develop after various successful strikes in the late 1800s; made up of casual, unskilled and poorly paid workers
New Unionism
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Name of the period between 1910-14 where trade union membership and strike action dramatically accelerated
The great unrest
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The increase in number of trade union members between 1892-1899 (it was 2 million in 1899)
five hundred thousand
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The number of hours that Dockers and Carters in Belfast worked a week, whilst earning barely enough to cover rent and food
seventy five
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The number of shillings an average unskilled worker received in Belfast
ten
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
The idea that there should be no private property, wealth should be distributed equally and individuals should work for the community, not the self.
Back
Socialism
Card 3
Front
The more radical, ambitious ideology within trade unionism; it was a movement for transferring the ownership and control of the means of production to workers' unions. More militant
Back
Card 4
Front
The first example of union action in Britain. 6 agricultural labourers who created the secret union of the 'Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers'. Transported to Australia for this, 800,000 called for their release
Back
Card 5
Front
A strike in 1889 that led to employers accepting all of the strikers' main demands; this symbolised the growth of 'New Unionism'
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