History A-Level
The rise of unskilled unionism
What The rise of unskilled unionism means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The National Union of Dock Labourers 1907 and the ITGWU 1909 were crucial for organising unskilled workers and expanding unskilled unionism.
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- Paper 3, Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 - 5 Improving working and living conditions: trades union militancy in Ireland, 1907–14 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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