The Strikes and Lockouts in the Iron Industry and the Formation of the Ironworkers' Unions, 1862–1869
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9968433 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neil Howard (0000-0003-4174-7349, corresponding author), N P Howard |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 396-427 |
| Publication date | 1973-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Social History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8590 • E-ISSN: 1469-512X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020859000004399 |
| OpenAlex | W2123958018 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
G. D. H. Cole has drawn attention to the militancy of the unions outside of the craftsmen's trades in the 1860's. The “class cleavage” which he ascribed to the engineering, shipbuilding and the building trades enabled the skilled men to use their “New Model Unions” as exclusive barriers against dilution by the semi-skilled and labouring classes. In consequence, the Amalgamated Unions had pacific tendencies which were only partially offset by their adoption of a centralised organisation, through which policy making and finance were mainly controlled. Although Cole described the Ironworkers' Union as one of the provincially based Amalgamated Unions, the three main unions which were formed by the ironworkers in the years 1862–3 never really succeeded in amalgamating along the lines described. When they did come together in 1868, after a period of disastrous defeats, the form of amalgamation they adopted resulted in a very weak union. The executive committee insisted upon making all decisions on the use of the strike tactic, but allowed the branches almost complete control over union finances
Cleavage (geology · Economic system · Economics · Labor relations · Labour economics · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Shipbuilding · Australian History and Society · Engineering · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
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| Citation span | 1989 - 1989 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |