{"product_id":"unite-history-volume-1-1880-1931-mary-davis-9781800859715","title":"Unite History Volume 1 (1880-1931): The Transport and General Workers' Union (Tgwu): Representing a Mass Trade Union Movement","description":"This is volume 1 of six accessible volumes covering UNITE's history from 1880-2010. The history of the TGWU is the core of this collection, with a significant emphasis on the union's regions, as well as several key themes, such as equality, internationalism, the wider labour movement, and its attitude to the conflict between capital and labour. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis first volume (1880-1939) covers the formation of the TGWU. It was rooted in an era in which, starting in the 1880's, a mass trade union movement was formed. The drive to amalgamate the unions was spearheaded by Ernest Bevin and resulted in the creation of the TGWU, 1920-22 - a period which witnessed an intensification of pre and post WW1 militancy. Such militancy continued, albeit unevenly until 1926 and was met with resistance from employers and the State culminating in the mighty confrontation of the General Strike. Politically the union had a close relationship with the Labour Party and its two minority Governments (1923-4 and 1929-31). The defeat of 1926 marked a watershed in British labour history in which, again, the TGWU played a key role. Trade union militancy was succeeded by an attempt at negotiated accommodation with the employers, known as 'Mondism'. Bevin was central to this development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Davis, John Foster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800859716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800859715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMary Davis is a Visiting Professor of Labour History, Royal Holloway, University of London and Secretary for the Marx Memorial Library. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Foster is Emeritus Professor, Social Sciences, University of the West of Scotland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mary Davis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944025948415,"sku":"9781800859715","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4b063337-2031-4613-b297-2ee4c553f225.jpg?v=1681501361","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unite-history-volume-1-1880-1931-mary-davis-9781800859715","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}