18.U NMU Most Important Achievement Of Unions

Question 1

What are 3 factors for this question?

Answer 1

NMUs
TUC
Pre 1850

Question 2

NMU

How many members did the ASE have? How much money?

Answer 2

12000
£12000

Question 3

NMU

Which political party did the ASE have relations with? What did this lead to in the LT?

Answer 3

The whigs
Achievement of 9 hour day

Question 4

NMU

Which strike did the ASE support? How?

Answer 4

1859-60 builders strike
Gave 3 donations of £1000 to support them for 4 months

Question 5

NMU

What did the ASE lead to?

Answer 5

ASCJ

Question 6

TUC
When was the TUC formed?

Answer 6

1868

Question 7

TUC

How many delegates? How many represented?

Answer 7

34
118,000

Question 8

TUC

By the end of 1874, how many people did the TUC support?

Answer 8

Over 1 million union members

Question 9

Pre 1850

Which acts demonstrate a hostile government? (3)

Answer 9

1799/1800 combination acts
1824 Master and Servant
1797 Unlawful oaths

Question 10

Pre 1850s

How many GN members in 1833? When did they attempt a General Strike?

Answer 10

1 million
1834

Question 11

Pre 1850

When was the Wigan Weavers Strike? What happened?

Answer 11

1799 - formed 14 branches across Lancashire

Question 12

Pre 1850

When was the London Printers’ petition? How many signatures? Success?

Answer 12

1793
539
Yes

Question 13

Pre 1850

What strikes contributed to the repeal of the combination acts? Who repealed them?

Answer 13

1818 Lancashire
Lord Liverpool