Oxfordshire Record Society Reports Agricultural trade unionism in Oxfordshire 1872-81
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Book
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090250911X
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9780902509115
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Oxfordshire
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Publication Year
1974
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Volume
ORS Reports, Vol. 48
Pages
144pp.
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Abstract
Oxfordshire agricultural labourers, as elsewhere in the country, came relatively late to the idea of trade unionism, and it was not until 1872 that an effective organisation was formed amongst them. Just over 20 years later, the movement was dead, not to be revived until the 20th century. Although the newspapers of the county and of the unions themselves are the main sources of information for the history of rural unionism in Oxfordshire during this period, some manuscript material has aso survived. Thhis volume prints a district and branch minute book (both rare survivals) which show agricultural trade unionism at work at the local level, together with rules and correspondence illustrating the reaction of some landowners and farmers to the movement. In addition, answers to episcopal visitation enquiries have been included, to indicate the response of certain parish clergy to the agitation.
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