Communist Party Pamphlets 1955

Author : Marjorie Mayo
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1802071237
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book UNITE History Volume 3 (1945-1960) written by Marjorie Mayo and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-13 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the third volume on the history of the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU), covering the period 1945 to 1960, and starting with an extraordinary moment in its history. There were such high hopes with the election of Attlee’s Labour government, committed to a series of radical reforms, establishing the Welfare State and nationalising key sectors of the economy. These reforms seemed to offer unique opportunities to move forwards towards what Nye Bevan, the main architect of the NHS, saw as a ‘new world both at home and abroad’. Or did it? This volume explores the challenges as well as the opportunities for radical reform, as these played out between 1945 and 1960. There was renewed industrial unrest, with disputes in the docks and transport industries, despite the best efforts of the Labour Government to contain them. Much remained to be achieved in terms of equalities, and there were challenges when it came to calls for international solidarity in the Cold War context. But still, there had been major developments in terms of trade union education. The T&G had become a much more democratic organisation, and, overall, was a more powerful, progressive force by the end of this period. This volume explores issues with continuing relevance for the trade union and labour movement.