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Material related to industrial action and organising (ii), 1932-1985

Material related to industrial action and organising (ii), 1932-1985

Collection: Radical Trade Unionism in Britain, 1921–1991    Volumes    Material related to industrial action and organising (ii), 1932-1985

This volume contains various materials relating to industrial trade unions and their relation to the communist movement. The volume includes a variety of materials including correspondence, pamphlets, reports, and copies of newspapers, particularly 'The Live Wire' from 1935.

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View document: Material related to the metal and engineering trades, 1932-1949.

Material related to the metal and engineering trades, 1932-1949

This document includes a report relating to the Bedaux system by Percy Glading, explaining its pitfalls and the negative consequences for workers as a result. The document also contains a...

Date:1932-1949
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-12-04
View document: Material from the Electrical Trades Union, 1940-1959.

Material from the Electrical Trades Union, 1940-1959

This document contains various reports and correspondence pertaining to the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) conference debate from 1943. The materials outline the communist disruption of the Electrical Trades Union and...

Date:1940-1959
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-12-05
View document: Material from the Trades Union Congress, 1948.

Material from the Trades Union Congress, 1948

This document contains a seven-page memorandum addressed to the General Council concerning their meeting on the communist interference in the internal affairs of trade unions. 

Date:1948-1948
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-12-06
View document: Instruction for CPGB Trade Union Congress delegates, 1963-1985.

Instruction for CPGB Trade Union Congress delegates, 1963-1985

This document contains party instructions to delegates of the Trades Union Congress concerning suggested resolutions for other union conferences. Additionally, the document includes materials from the 1970 Trades Union Congress...

Date:1963-1985
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-12-07
View document: CPGB reports on industrial work, 1963-1964.

CPGB reports on industrial work, 1963-1964

This document contains notes in typescript pertaining to the discussions of the party’s industrial work from individuals, advisory committees, and districts. The document broadly discusses how elections should be run...

Date:1963-1964
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-12-08
View document: Transport policy documents, 1963-1981.

Transport policy documents, 1963-1981

This document contains various CPGB transport policy documents concerning the crisis in the railway system due to Tory policies regarding transport. The reports outline the government policy of the Beeching...

Date:1963-1981
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-12-09
View document: Material on the coal mining industry, 1961-1966.

Material on the coal mining industry, 1961-1966

This document contains materials from the leading communist activist, Bill Alexander, relating primarily to the mining industry and party documents on coal and fuel. The document includes a ‘Charter for...

Date:1961-1966
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-12-10
View document: Material from the Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers Associations, 1966.

Material from the Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers Associations, 1966

This document includes various memorandums, reports, and submissions to the ‘Royal Commission on Trade Unions and Employers Associations’. The materials outline the aims of the unions, their concerns and future...

Date:1966-1966
Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:cp-cent-ind-12-11
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