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MEN OF STEEL BY ONE OF THEM

Published by The Iron And Steel Trades Confederation. 1st. 1951

Almost very good condition. A chronicle of 88 years of trade unionism in the British iron and steel industry. Red cloth, gilt title to spine. 624 pages. B/w photos.

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.

Stock no. 1821923

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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

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