''The History of Trade Unionism'' (1894, new edition 1920) is a book by Sidney and Beatrice Webb on the British trade union movement's development before 1920.

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First published in 1894, it is a detailed and influential accounting of the roots and development of the British

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 ...

movement. The research materials collected by the Webbs form the Webb Collection at the

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*I The origins of trade unionism, 1 *II The Struggle for existence 1799–1825, 64 *III The Revolutionary period 1829–1842, 113 *IV The new spirit and the new model, 1843–1860, 180 *V The junta and their allies, 233 *VI Sectional developments 1863–1885, 299 *VII The old unionism and the new 1875–1890, 358 *VIII The trade union world 1890–1894, 422 *IX Thirty years’ growth 1890–1920, 472 *X The place of trade unionism in the state 1890–1920, 594 *XI Political organisation 1900–1920, 677

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Full text of 1920 edition on archive.orgRaw text version on archive.org
1894 non-fiction books Books about labor history British trade unions history British books {{hist-book-stub

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