Banner Bright: An Illustrated History of the Banners of the British Trade Union Movement

On the basis of trade union periodicals, the principle of historicism, scientific and objective approach, the article analyzes and shows the statute and activities of the trade union of private servants of Eastern Galicia. The present state and development of the historiography of the problems, the history of the trade union movement was investigated, it was proved that the main event in the trade union movement of the middle of the ХІХ century became social processes in Eastern Galicia, which created a new working-class movement on the material and moral protection of workers. The study of this problem has an important scientific significance, since it enables to show the work of the first professional union of private employees, to analyze their program document and to show the evolution of trade union movement until the adoption of the Constitution of 1867. Among the works devoted to this topic, unfortunately, there are no monographs or scientific researches by Ukrainian scholars, therefore, in the article we rely on the study of Polish scholars: Bali Stanislav, Kishchinsky Lucian, and trade union periodicals, where there is an attempt to present the history of trade union movement in a new course of events. Thus, we can conclude that the Society for the Mutual Assistance of Private Servants was formed, the founding of which was sought or projected by employees from 1846. And, despite for political blockages, or attacks by employers and many other reasons, the suspension of the creation of a basic document, however, achieved the goal of 1867 - the Society began its activities.

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Conflict and Organization in the Early History of the German Trade Union Movement

The Development of Trade Unionism in Great Britain and Germany, 1880–1914 ◽

10.4324/9781315212296-12 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 201-218

Author(s):

Klaus Tenfelde

Keyword(s):

Trade Union ◽

Early History ◽

Trade Union Movement ◽

German Trade ◽

Union Movement ◽

History Of

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Lessons of history

Labour Exploitation and Work-Based Harm ◽

10.1332/policypress/9781447322030.003.0006 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Sam Scott

Keyword(s):

Trade Union ◽

Paradigm Shifts ◽

Trade Union Movement ◽

Union Movement ◽

The World ◽

History Of

This chapter argues that it is important to examine lessons of history with respect to the control and emancipation of labour. The chapter focuses on eight particular lessons. These are purposefully selective. It is not possible within a single chapter to provide a definitive history of work-based control, exploitation and harm. Collectively, the lessons of history show how progress towards reducing work-based exploitation and harm is possible and, indeed, that the world has moved on a long way towards this end. Nevertheless, they also show how difficult it often is to challenge established structures, systems and norms. Related to this, in many instances change has been gradual and incremental; though there are occasional cases (such as the abolition of slavery and development of the trade union movement) where paradigm shifts do occur.

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British Trade Unions and European Union Integration in the 1990s: Politics versus Political Economy

Political Studies ◽

10.1111/1467-9248.00373 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 332-353 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Gerard Strange

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Political Economy ◽

Trade Union ◽

Trade Unions ◽

Economic And Monetary Union ◽

Trade Union Movement ◽

Trade Unionism ◽

Union Movement ◽

British Trade ◽

Careful Assessment

This article evaluates the changing assessments within the British trade union movement of the efficacy of European Union integration from the viewpoint of labour interests. It argues that there has been a marked further ‘Europeanisation’ of British trade unionism during the 1990s, consolidating an on-going process which previous research shows began in earnest in the mid 1980s. A shift in trade union economic policy assessments has seen the decisive abandonment of the previously dominant ‘naive’ or national Keynesianism. While there remain important differences in economic perspective between unions, these are not such as would create significant divisions over the question of European integration per se, the net benefits of which are now generally, though perhaps not universally, accepted. The absence of fundamental divisions is evident from a careful assessment of the debates about economic and monetary union at TUC Congress. The Europeanisation of British trade unionism needs to be seen within the context of an emergent regionalism, in Europe and elsewhere. It can best be understood as a rational response by an important corporate actor (albeit one whose national influence has been considerably diminished in recent decades) to globalisation and a significantly changing political economy environment.

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