Name: THE WELSH DOCKERS
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THE WELSH DOCKERS

Published by G.W. & A. Hesketh. 1st. 1981

Slightly better than very good condition. Cardwrap edition.

ISBN: 0905777085
Stock no. 631025

List of tables
List of plates
Preface and acknowledgements
Introduction: The ports of South Wales during the nineteenth century: their development, trade and labour force
1 The Waterloo of Labour
The formation of the Dock, Wharf, Riverside and General Labourers' Union and its development in South Wales, 1889-1890
The employers' counter-attack, 1891-1892
2 Calm and Crescendo
On the waterfront, 1894-1910
The recruitment of tinplate workers, 1892-1910
The Houlder dispute of 1910
3 Strikers, Blacklegs and Bullies
The 1911 dock strikes
The 1912 strike and its consequences
The growth of the Dockers' Union in the tinplate and other industries, 1911-1914
4 War and its Aftermath
The development of the Dockers' Union at the ports during the First World War
Recruitment from industry, 1914-1918
The development of the Dockers' Union in industry after the War
Unionism at the ports, 1919-1921
5. Conclusion
Appendices
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

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