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Flax Dressers' Trade Union
The Flax Dressers' Trade Union was a trade union representing better paid linen workers in the north of Ireland. The union was founded in 1872 as the Flax Dressers' Trade and Benevolent Trade Union, although it saw itself as a continuation of earlier unions which had existed since 1857. Initially, it focused on paying welfare benefits to members who were unemployed, ill or who died. It also paid £5 10s to any member who wished to emigrate in the hope of reducing competition for work. The union was based at Engineers' Hall on College Street in Belfast, where the Flax Roughers' and Yarn Spinners' Trade Union and Power Loom Tenters Trade Union of Ireland also had their headquarters. It affiliated to the Irish Trades Union Congress and to the Belfast Trades Council. Membership of the union was already over 1,300 in the 1880s and remained fairly steady, being 1,184 in 1913. That year, the union was renamed as the Flax Dressers' and Linen Workers' Trade Union. In about 1920, it me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Union
A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits (such as holiday, health care, and retirement), improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting the integrity of their trade through the increased bargaining power wielded by solidarity among workers. Trade unions typically fund their head office and legal team functions through regularly imposed fees called ''union dues''. The delegate staff of the trade union representation in the workforce are usually made up of workplace volunteers who are often appointed by members in democratic elections. The trade union, through an elected leadership and bargaining committee, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the List of islands of the British Isles, second-largest island of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, third-largest in Europe, and the List of islands by area, twentieth-largest on Earth. Geopolitically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Ireland), which covers five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. As of 2022, the Irish population analysis, population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million living in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the List of European islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom and the second-largest in Ireland. It had a population of 345,418 . By the early 19th century, Belfast was a major port. It played an important role in the Industrial Revolution in Ireland, briefly becoming the biggest linen-producer in the world, earning it the nickname "Linenopolis". By the time it was granted city status in 1888, it was a major centre of Irish linen production, tobacco-processing and rope-making. Shipbuilding was also a key industry; the Harland and Wolff shipyard, which built the , was the world's largest shipyard. Industrialisation, and the resulting inward migration, made Belfast one of Ireland's biggest cities. Following the partition of Ireland in 1921, Belfast became the seat of government for Northern Ireland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flax Roughers' And Yarn Spinners' Trade Union
The Flax Roughers' and Yarn Spinners' Trade Union was a trade union representing lower-paid workers in the flax industry in the north of Ireland. The union was founded in 1890 as the Flax Roughers' Trade Union. Two earlier trade unions had previously represented workers in the industry, the Flax Roughers' Trade Union and Benevolent Trade Union Society, and an earlier Flax Roughers' Trade Union, but both had dissolved by 1881. By 1892, the new union had 1,244 members, and this remained at a fairly consistent level for many years, peaking at 1,495 in 1900 and still at 1,182 in 1915. The union was based at Engineers' Hall on College Street in Belfast, where the Flax Dressers' Trade Union and the Power Loom Tenters' Trade Union of Ireland also had their headquarters. It affiliated to the Irish Trades Union Congress and to the Belfast Trades Council, where it played a prominent role. In 1906, the union was renamed as the "Flax Roughers' and Yarn Spinners' Trade Union", and in 1924 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Loom Tenters Trade Union Of Ireland
The Power Loom Tenters' Trade Union of Ireland was a trade union representing workers involved in stretching linen Linen () is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant. Linen is very strong, absorbent, and dries faster than cotton. Because of these properties, linen is comfortable to wear in hot weather and is valued for use in garments. It also ... being manufactured in the Belfast area of Ireland. The union was founded in 1877 as the Belfast and North of Ireland Power Loom Tenters and grew slowly, having only 146 members in 1880, but 452 in 1915, and more than 500 in the 1930s. It was based at Engineers' Hall on College Street in Belfast, where the Flax Roughers' and Yarn Spinners' Trade Union and Flax Dressers' Trade Union also had their headquarters. In 1937, the union merged into the Transport and General Workers' Union. General Secretaries :1910s: W. J. McDowell :H. Kelso :S. Millar See also * Transport and General Workers' Union * TGWU amalgamati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Trades Union Congress
The Irish Trades Union Congress (ITUC) was a union federation covering the island of Ireland. History Until 1894, representatives of Irish trade unions attended the British Trades Union Congress (TUC). However, many felt that they had little impact on the British body, and the Dublin Trades Council had twice tried and failed to form an Irish federation of trade unions. Its third attempt, the Irish Trades Union Congress, met for the first time in April 1894. Although some Irish delegates continued to attend the British TUC, their decision to bar representatives of trades councils from 1895 increased dissatisfaction, and the ITUC soon became the leading Irish union federation. Despite this, the new federation adopted the form of the British TUC, differentiating itself primarily by offering lower subscription rates and lower costs for delegates to attend its annual congress. In 1900, the British TUC asked the ITUC to amalgamate with it, but this request was rejected.Joan Campbel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast Trades Council
Belfast Trades Council, also known as Belfast & District Trades Union Council, brings together trade unionists in and around Belfast in Northern Ireland. History The council was founded on 29 October 1881 at a meeting of eleven trade unionists. Their immediate aim was to support an ongoing strike of linen tenters, who were facing a 10% cut in their wages. It was the second trades council to be established in Ireland, after the Cork Workers' Council.Peter Collins, "The Belfast Labour Movement, 1881-1921", ''Nordirland in Geschichte und Gegenwart'', pp.82-98 In its early years, the council was dominated by its president, Samuel Munro, and secretary Alexander Bowman. Most of its affiliates were small, local unions representing skilled workers. It affiliated to the British Trades Union Congress in 1882, but achieved little and struggled to survive during the 1880s. It was boosted by affiliations from new unions of unskilled workers during the 1890s. However, their representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workers' Union (UK)
The Workers' Union was a general union based in the United Kingdom, but with some branches in other countries. During the 1910s, it was the largest general union in the UK, but it entered a rapid decline in the 1920s, and eventually became part of the Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU). History The idea for a general union arose following an 1897 strike of London-based engineers. The action was defeated by the new Engineering Employers' Federation, and many trade unionists feared that this example would be followed by other employers. Discussions in the ''Weekly Times and Echo'' led to the International Federation of Ship, Dock and River Workers issuing an appeal for the formation of a new general union. The federation's president, Tom Mann, gave the appeal strong support, chairing a conference in February 1898 which proposed a "labour league" or "workers' union", which would organise workers in all trades and industries, and support independent labour candidates a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Gageby
Robert Gageby (died 27 December 1934) was an Irish trade union leader and politician. Gageby grew up in the Shankill area of Belfast, and worked in a mill from the age of eleven.The Life and Irish Times of Douglas Gageby , ''Politico'' He became the secretary of the Flax Dressers' Trade Union, and was also elected to the Belfast Trades Council."Obituary: Mr Robert Gageby", '' Irish Times'', 28 December 1934 In 1898, he was one of six trade unionis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trade Unions Established In 1872
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market. An early form of trade, barter, saw the direct exchange of goods and services for other goods and services, i.e. trading things without the use of money. Modern traders generally negotiate through a medium of exchange, such as money. As a result, buying can be separated from selling, or earning. The invention of money (and letter of credit, paper money, and non-physical money) greatly simplified and promoted trade. Trade between two traders is called bilateral trade, while trade involving more than two traders is called multilateral trade. In one modern view, trade exists due to specialization and the division of labour, a predominant form of economic activity in which individuals and groups concentrate on a small aspect of production, but use their output in trades for other products and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Trade Unions Of Ireland
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Textile And Clothing Trade Unions
{{Unreferenced, date=June 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) Textile and clothing trade unions are labor unions that represent workers in the textile industry and garment industry. A partial list is as follows. International *IndustriALL Global Union (Switzerland) *International Trade Union Confederation (Belgium) Africa *Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (South Africa) Asia * All India Jute Textile Workers' Federation (India) * Bengal Chatkal Mazdoor Federation (India) * Bengal Chatkal Mazdoor Union (India) * Bengal Jute Mill Workers' Union (India) * Bengal Provincial Chatkal Mazdoor Union (India) * Bunkar Mahasabha (India) * Coimbatore District Textile Workers Union (India) * Federation of Chatkal Mazdoor Unions (India) * National Committee of the Chinese Financial, Commercial, Light Industry, Textile and Tobacco Workers' Union (People's Republic of China) * National Union of Jute Workers (India) *Pondicherry Textile Labour Union (India) * Powerloom Workers Union (In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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