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The Labour Standard was a short-lived
A Fair Day's Wages for a Fair Day's Work
Fredrick Engels No. 1 7 May 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 3, 21 May 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 4, 28 May, & No. 5, 4 June 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 7, 18 June 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 8, 25 June 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 9, 2 July 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 10, 9 July 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 12, 23 July 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 12, 23 July 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 13, 30 July 1881 *
No. 14, 6 August 1881
The Labour Standard was a short-lived trade unionist
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 Employee ben ...
newspaper in London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
, published between May 1881 and July 1885. It described itself as 'the recognised industrial journal of the organised trades of the United Kingdom'.
The paper's initial editor was George Shipton, Secretary of the London Trades Council. In February 1884 Shipton was replaced by William Barnett, who edited it until its closure.Harrison, ''British Labour Periodicals'', p. 268.
The paper was published every Saturday and sold for one penny. Each edition consisted of eight pages.
The paper is principally remembered for publishing a number of articles by Frederick Engels. Engels ceased to be a contributor after Shipton complained that an article by Karl Kautsky
Karl Johann Kautsky (; ; 16 October 1854 – 17 October 1938) was a Czech-Austrian philosopher, journalist, and Marxist theorist. Kautsky was one of the most authoritative promulgators of orthodox Marxism after the death of Friedrich Engels in ...
was "too strong"; Engels remarked that as some of his own articles would be even stronger, it would be best if he did not submit further articles.
''The Labour Standard'' online
*A Fair Day's Wages for a Fair Day's Work
Fredrick Engels No. 1 7 May 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 3, 21 May 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 4, 28 May, & No. 5, 4 June 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 7, 18 June 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 8, 25 June 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 9, 2 July 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 10, 9 July 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 12, 23 July 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 12, 23 July 1881 *
Fredrick Engels No. 13, 30 July 1881 *
No. 14, 6 August 1881
References
{{reflist British trade unions history Political history of London