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Free trade now became part of the dominant narrative of political democracy, a victory for the people at the expense of the aristocracy, and part of the social contract which guaranteed the welfare of Britain’s citizen consumers.
- About The Trades Union Congress
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- Members of The General Council Between 1936-1939
- Membership of Affiliated Trade Unions Between 1936-1939
- Meetings of The Tuc General Council Between July 1936 - April 1939
This 24 point profile of the Trades Union Congress was included in the commemorative book '70 years of trade unionism', published by the TUC in 1938 to celebrate its 70th anniversary [document reference: MSS.78/5/7/13]. 1. Congress is a voluntary organisation formed in 1868 and now consists of 214 affiliated Unions. 2. It meets for one week in ever...
The following is an edited version of an anonymous article on 'The General Council of the British Trades Union Congress' written in 1936. The article appeared in the souvenir agenda of the 7th International Trades Union Congress, held in London between 8-11 July 1936 [document reference: MSS.159/5/2/42]. The work of the Trades Union Congress Genera...
Education
This department dealt with a range of educational issues relevant to trade unionists, including trade union scholarships to Ruskin College, Oxford, and international and national summer schools. It also maintained contact with organisations such as the Workers' Educational Association and the National Council of Labour Colleges. Head of department: J.V.C. Wray
Finance
The Finance Department managed the regular income and expenditure of the Trades Union Congress, and took financial control of special appeals launched by the TUC. Head of department: E. Parkin
International
The International Department maintained contact with trade unions of other countries, various international institutions (including the International Labour Organisation, the International Federation of Trade Unions, and the International Trade Secretariats), and sections of the British government. It provided information on international affairs to the TUC General Council and affiliated unions. Head of department: W.J. Bolton Bolton was the longest serving member of the TUC staff, and was fi...
Members of the General Council were elected annually at the Trades Union Congress in September. The lists of members have been compiled from the annual reports of proceedings of the TUC for September 1935, 1936, 1937 and 1938 [document reference: MSS.292/PUB/4/1/35-38]. The photograph of the General Council in 1936 is included in the souvenir agend...
Figures are taken from the annual reports of proceedings of the Trades Union Congress for 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1939 [document reference: 292/PUB/4/1/36-39]. The total population in the United Kingdom was estimated to be 46,074,000 in 1931 and 48,216,000 in 1941 [House of Commons Library Research Paper 99/111Link opens in a new window].
The following is a list of all meetings of the Trades Union Congress General Council held between July 1936 and April 1939. Some extracts of minutes and reports of meetings are included in the digitised TUC files relating to the Spanish Civil War. Where this is the case, links to the relevant documents have been included next to the date of the mee...
Oct 11, 2021 · These influential liberal idealists promoted free trade, small government and strict legality, ideals that suffused Dicey’s world view. He lived his life within this tight circle, marrying Elinor Bonham Carter, and supplementing it with a network of friends from Oxford’s ‘Old Mortality Society’.
The English policy of Free Trade with the history of Tariff Reform and its position in 1914. By F. W. Hirst, London. I have yielded to the pressing wishes of the Editor, to describe the condition in which Free Trade finds itself in England today, after nearly eleven years of Protectionist agitation; but I have yielded with
Feb 4, 2018 · As a previously untold episode in the ongoing dispute between free trade and protectionism, the story of Morrison-Bell's TWM provides valuable historical context for current debates about Europe's internal and external economic relations, not least with the UK.
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