Britain Booklet 4 Flashcards
What is a trade union?
An organised group of workers who look out for workers’ rights, ensuring they are treated and paid fairly
What was a knobstick?
Local workers (often immigrants) who refused to strike angering other workers and replacing them while they striked
I’m what year was a general trades union established?
1834
How many members did the grand national have by 1834?
1 million
What was ‘the document’ used by employers?
Had to be signed by workers to state they were not members of a union and wouldn’t join one
Of the one million grand national members, how many actually paid fees?
16000
What happened in Derby in 1834 to 1500 mill workers?
Locked out of their workplace for failing to leave their union
Lasted 4 months without pay but eventually had to work because the grand national couldn’t support them financially
What did the combination act of 1800 do?
Banned any workers at any level from being part of a trade union, anyone guilty of this would be punished with 3 months in jail or 2 months hard labour
When were the combination acts finally repealed by a more open-minded government?
1824
As workers lives improved things got better in society.
After 1820 how much lower we’re food prices and what happened to GNP?
1/3 lower than the last decade
Rose by 16.8%
What happened in the case of the tolpuddle martyrs?
6 rural labourers formed a union to request a increase from 7-10 shillings
The master had them trialled and they were sentenced in 17 March 1834 to 7 years transportation in Australia
What happened in the backlash of the tolpuddle martyrs?
The story hit the press and attracted the public
21 April 1834, 100 000 workers demonstrated in London Copenhagen fields
The 6 were granted pardons on March 14 1836
When was the amalgamated society of engineers founded
1851
Who led the ASE?
William Allan
What was the aim of the ASE?
To protect skilled workers