History of Trade Unionism is a book by
SidneySidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield PC was a British socialist, economist and reformer who is typically mentioned in the same breath as his wife, Beatrice Webb. He was one of the early members of the Fabian Society in 1884, along with G. Bernard Shaw...
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Beatrice WebbMartha Beatrice Webb was an English sociologist, economist, socialist and reformer, usually referred to in association with her husband, Sidney Webb...
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History of Trade Unionism is a book by
SidneySidney James Webb, 1st Baron Passfield PC was a British socialist, economist and reformer who is typically mentioned in the same breath as his wife, Beatrice Webb. He was one of the early members of the Fabian Society in 1884, along with G. Bernard Shaw...
and
Beatrice WebbMartha Beatrice Webb was an English sociologist, economist, socialist and reformer, usually referred to in association with her husband, Sidney Webb...
.
First published in 1894, it is a detailed and influential accounting of the roots and development of the British
trade unionA trade union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas, such as working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labor contracts with employers...
movement. The research materials collected by the Webbs form the Webb Collection at the
London School of EconomicsThe London School of Economics and Political Science, commonly referred to as the London School of Economics or LSE, is a specialist constituent college of the University of London in London, England....
.