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History of the 1913 Lockout (Ireland)

Check out these historical videos from author @Padraig Yeates on the 1913 Lockout http://ning.it/t0H8VfI'm in the process of reading a book on the topic so I…Continue

Started by Adam O'Maolagáin Dec 2, 2011.

John MacLean 8 Replies

John MacLean was a key figure in Scotland's political history. He was part of the "Red Clydeside" during the First World War, being imprisoned on 5 occasions. I am from Glasgow but at the age of 40,…Continue

Started by Gary McDonagh. Last reply by Gary McDonagh Jul 18, 2011.

History of International Trade Union Organisations: The WFTU 2 Replies

Peter sez: This is the draft of a piece that I wrote in the early 2000s. It may be of interest to those who do not know of the origins of what became the Communist trade union international after…Continue

Started by peter waterman. Last reply by peter waterman Jun 8, 2011.

Labourers Union in B.C. (Canada) 2 Replies

I've been commissioned to write a history of the Labourers' Union (LIUNA) in B.C. for their Local 1611's 75th anniversary in 2012. I thought I would post this on the off chance that someone in the…Continue

Started by M.C. Warrior. Last reply by M.C. Warrior Feb 11, 2011.

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Comment by Eddie Thomas on August 29, 2010 at 3:40: Back in the later 80’s, I was enrolled in the Literacy in the Workplace Program to improve my spelling and vocabulary. During that time I did extensive research and wrote a book, The Crest of the Mountain – the Rise of CUPE Local Five in Hamilton. My Local dates back to 1918. After completing that book, I wrote a book A Workers Guide to Doing a Union History. This book walks the reader through the various steps to documenting union history. My latest book Dead But Not Forgotten Monuments to Workers is dedicated to workers killed and injured on the job.

Comment by Caroline Pryor on August 27, 2010 at 6:23: Greetings all, Please find links to a 1976 concert of Peggy Seeger and Ewan McColl. Songs of Struggle. A digital recording from the original master tape was found in the AMWU collection at the Noel Butlin Archive of Business and Labour at the Australian National University. The tapes are now in the National Sound and Film Archive. Copies were made available to Peggy Seeger and to Warren Fahey. You can hear the concert on http://warrenfahey.com/songs-of-struggle.htm with a bit of background and comment from Peggy. It is a history of songs of struggle. regards Caroline Pryor

Comment by Theresa Grima on August 26, 2010 at 11:37: This is great background. Printing and Kindred workers are part of our Union, the AMWU. We have lots of discussions about the origins of the Chapel and the FOC. Don't forget the MOC.

Comment by Rod Parham on August 25, 2010 at 9:28: John, Basically, you're right. Convicts who were sent to Australia in the late 18th century and into the 19th century, had "POHM" on their prison clothes. Which stood for Prisoner of Her Majesty! That soon was shortened to POM in Australia and became quite common usage amongst Aussies to describe English people. Regards, Rod

Comment by John KINGSTON on August 25, 2010 at 8:52: Hi, I taught the term "POHM" meant "English" ( I'm French my parent's came from Ireland so I have no clue about the origin of English terms even though I'm interested)