Trade Union Successes

Question 1

1851

Answer 1

Amalgamated Society of Engineers
skilled workers
William Allen
had to pay fee, 1852 £12 000 p.a
Membership 12 000 
Branches Lancashire to Scotland
1859-60: London Builder's Strike, 9 hr day, 6 months as made 3 x £1000 donation to fund
Inspired ASCJ

Question 2

NMU impact

Answer 2

Provided organisational model
Rational negotiation
Collective bargaining
administrative system (executive council and general secretary)
better relationship with government

Question 3

1874

Answer 3

1 million members in a union

Question 4

1871

Answer 4

Trade Union Act
made entirely legal
Gladstone Liberal MP, NMU good relationship?

Question 5

Grand National

Answer 5

First general trades union
Consolidated smaller unions
1 million members

Question 6

Grand national limitations

Answer 6

established strike fund but only 16 000 paid fees , e.g. Derby strike in mill of 1500 couldn’t last over 4 months

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No middle class support

Collapsed 1835 under financial burden

Question 7

Trades Union Congress

Answer 7

1868
genuinely universal mechanism
Increased political motivations

Question 8

politics of TUC

Answer 8

Aug 1869, 2nd Congress, proposed creation of working man’s party (Labour Representation League) and sent working men to parliament

Question 9

TUC affiliates

Answer 9

100 000 affiliates by 1866 in London Trades Council, later becomes TUC

Question 10

June 1868

Answer 10

First TUC meeting attended by 34 delegates from other unions