The Railwaymen

Volume 1: The History of the National Union of Railwaymen

Philip S. Bagwell

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Routledge
15 December 2024

British & Irish history; Economics of industrial organisation; Labour economics; Economic history; Railway transport industries

Series: Routledge Library Editions: Trade Unions

Originally published in 1963, The Railwaymen recounts the struggle of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants from its foundation in 1872 until the first national railway strike in 1911 to gain recognition from the companies and a reduction in the excessive hours of labour and the scandalously high accident rate among railwaymen. Two chapters recall the decisive role of the union, through the Taff Vale and Osborne cases in shaping the modern labour movement. Founded through the merging of three unions in 1913, the NUR crossed swords with Lloyd George in the railway strike of 1919 and with Baldwin and Churchill in the general strike. It led the railwaymen through two world wars, helped shape the transport act of 1947 and, after 1951, thought for the re-establishment of an adequate system of public transport.

By: Philip S. Bagwell
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781032414768
ISBN 10: 1032414766
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Trade Unions
Pages: 736
Publication Date: 15 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Philip Bagwell was a British labour and transport historian.