Trade Unions and Conditions in Dublin (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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What is a trade union?
What is a trade union?
Organisation representing workers' views & interests
Year British trade union ban lifted
Year British trade union ban lifted
1824
When was TUC established?
When was TUC established?
1868
What TUC stands for
What TUC stands for
Trade Union Congress
3 characteristics of Irish unions (pre-1900)
3 characteristics of Irish unions (pre-1900)
Skilled workers, links to Britain, moderate policies
When did unskilled workers get union representation?
When did unskilled workers get union representation?
1880s-1890s
'New unionism' key features
'New unionism' key features
Unskilled workers, more radical, frequent strikes
Year Dock Labourers won major strike
Year Dock Labourers won major strike
1889
Families in one-room Dublin tenements by 1914
Families in one-room Dublin tenements by 1914
Over 20,000 families
% of Dublin population in tenements (1914)
% of Dublin population in tenements (1914)
One-third
Dublin tenements unfit for habitation (1914)
Dublin tenements unfit for habitation (1914)
1,500 of 5,000
Dublin labourer calorie intake vs minimum (1914)
Dublin labourer calorie intake vs minimum (1914)
25% below minimum requirement
Dublin mortality rate vs national average
Dublin mortality rate vs national average
Highest in Ireland, 50% above average
Electoral reform years expanding worker vote
Electoral reform years expanding worker vote
1867 and 1884
When Irish workers got local vote
When Irish workers got local vote
1898 (Local Government Act)