Soldasamulti-volumeset-theindividualvolumesarealsoavailableforpurchase.ThisisthethirdvolumeonthehistoryoftheTransportandGeneralWorkers’Union(TGWU),coveringtheperiod1945to1960,andstartingwithanextraordinarymomentinitshistory.ThereweresuchhighhopeswiththeelectionofAttlee’sLabourgovernment,committedtoaseriesofradicalreforms,establishingtheWelfareStateandnationalisingkeysectorsoftheeconomy.ThesereformsseemedtoofferuniqueopportunitiestomoveforwardstowardswhatNyeBevan,themainarchitectoftheNHS,sawasa’newworldbothathomeandabroad’.Ordidit?Thisvolumeexploresthechallengesaswellastheopportunitiesforradicalreform,astheseplayedoutbetween1945and1960.Therewasrenewedindustrialunrest,withdisputesinthedocksandtransportindustries,despitethebesteffortsoftheLabourGovernmenttocontainthem.Muchremainedtobeachievedintermsofequalities,andtherewerechallengeswhenitcametocallsforinternationalsolidarityintheColdWarcontext.Butstill,therehadbeenmajordevelopmentsintermsoftradeunioneducation.TheT&Ghadbecomeamuchmoredemocraticorganisation,and,overall,wasamorepowerful,progressiveforcebytheendofthisperiod.Thisvolumeexploresissueswithcontinuingrelevanceforthetradeunionandlabourmovement.
UNITE UNION VOLUME HISTORY and
