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.

First published in 1894, it is a detailed and influential accounting of the roots and development of the British trade union movement. The research materials collected by the Webbs form the Webb Collection at the London School of Economics.

The History of Trade Unionism

Contents

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

Editions

See also

United Kingdom labour law

External links

Full text of 1920 edition on archive.org

Raw text version on archive.org

1894 non-fiction books

Books about labor history

British trade unions history

British books

The History of Trade Unionism