The ‘new’ trade unions (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards

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The ‘new’ trade unions
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Who did 'new' trade unions represent (1880s)

Unskilled & semi-skilled workers

Match girls' strike year

1888

Who exposed match girls' working conditions

Annie Besant

Match girls' strike duration

5 weeks

Union formed by match girls

Matchmakers Union

London dockers' strike start date

14 August 1889

Dockers' pay before strike (per hour)

4 pence

Dockers' pay demand (per hour + overtime)

6 pence (8 pence overtime)

Workers on strike by 27 Aug 1889

130,000

Australian unions' support for dockers

£30,000

Trade union members by 1899

Over 2 million

Labour Party first meeting year

1893

Taff Vale judgement year & effect

1901; unions liable for strike losses

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