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Introduction

 

This project will survey UNITE’s history from 1920-2010. The history of the TGWU will be its core, with a significant emphasis on the union’s regions. It will not be a ‘standard’ academic history to be read only by interested enthusiasts. Instead its focus will centre on involving members in writing and researching their own history and devising ways in which this history can be a key part of an education programme for the union’s membership. 

The history will be covered by six accessible volumes covering the national scene. This will be supplemented by regional studies to be researched and written by members, complemented by oral histories of key activists, videos and images. All material collected will be stored on a PC and server as a lasting archive and research resource. In addition there will be a dedicated website hosting national and regional written, oral and visual material. 

Several key themes will underpin the project. These will include issues of equality, internationalism, the wider labour movement and its attitude to the conflict between capital and labour. Thus the project as a whole will move ‘beyond functionalism’ to an understanding of the wider political role of the trade union movement in the battle for social change.

 

 

 

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Racialism, Fascism and the Trade Unions (1974)

Transport & General Workers Union Pamphlet

 

This pamphlet detailed the National Front's racist and fascist doctrine and presented an appeal to workers and trade unionists alike to reject the propaganda and rhetoric espoused by the group.

Read more: Racialism, Fascism and the Trade Unions (1974)

Arise! Dublin Lockout 1913

 

The Irish Region publication to mark the centenary of the 1913 Dublin Lockout in 2013.

Read more: Arise! Dublin Lockout 1913

Salute to Jack Jones

Celebrate the Two Million

To Meet Moss Evans

 

A copy of the Transport & General Workers Union souvenir of Special Festival at The Royal Albert Hall 20th Febuary 1978.

Read more: Salute to Jack Jones

¡NO PASARÁN!

Unite’s legacy unions in Ireland and the Spanish Civil War

 

“When the vile creed of fascism is again raising its ugly head it is vital for the young people of today to

learn the lesson taught in Spain – the great lesson of unity. We need that unity more than ever today

when fascism is on the rise all over the world, even in Germany. We must again say “Never!” to racism

and fascism. No Pasaran! Salud!”

Read more: ¡NO PASARÁN!

Uniting Worker's Memories

Experience and Legacy of WWI

 

As trade unionists, workers and citizens, our present has been shaped by our past. That is why, during recent years, Unite has published pamphlets marking the 1907 Belfast Strike and the 1913 Dublin Lockout – events which helped pave the way for the rights we enjoy today, as well as reminding us of the rights we still have to fight for.

 

Read more: Uniting Worker's Memories

Sherbet Dab by Digital:works

An Oral History of the London Cabbie

These are the stories of London and Londoners, new and old. Some take us back to 1950s London when many of the drivers were Jewish. These were the days of the closed shop, pea-souper fogs, driving heavy, cold cabs on empty streets.

Read more: Sherbet Dab - Digital:works

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