MEN OF STEEL
Published by The Iron And Steel Trades Confederation
in 1951
- Categorised in:
- INDUSTRY
- STEELMAKING
- TRADE UNIONS
- COMPANY HISTORY
MEN OF STEEL
Stock no. 1821923
1st.
1951.
Hardback.
Almost very good condition.
Red cloth, gilt titles. B/w photos. A chronicle of 88 years of trade unionism in the British iron and steel industry. Spine a little creased, gilt title to spine is dull. Boards are lightly marked. Corners lightly rubbed. Text block browned and grubby. Endpapers grubby. Frontis and title page creased with a little damage to title page (edge of). Hinges pulled but binding tight. Contents generally clean. A well used copy.
Front cover
Contents
- Prefatory and Acknowledgements
- Foreword by Lincoln Evans
- The Historical Background of the Steel Industry. Its impact upon civilization
- Early Trade Unionism in the Iron and Steel Industry
- Organization and Amalgamation
- The Associated Iron and Steel Workers of Great Britain (John Kane 1862-76)
- The Associated Iron and Steel Workers of Great Britain 1876-1918
- The British Steel Smelters Mill, Iron, Tinplate and Kindred Trades Association. The Years of the First World War.
- The Amalgamated Society of Steel and Ironworkers 1888-1920. The National Steelworkers' Association, Engineering and Labour League
- The Tin and Sheet Millmen's Association 1898-1921
- The Iron and Steel Trdes Confederation. The British Iron, Steel and Kindred Trades Association 1917-50
- Appendices:
- I. North of England Melters' Sliding Scale Agreement
- II. Scheme of Confederation
- III. Scheme of National Eight Hours Agreement
- Index