Britain 4: trade councils and the TUC Flashcards
Aims
Who created the TUC?
George Potter and William Dronfield
Aims
What were trade councils wanting to do?
group together unions in a geographical area
Give an example of a trade council
London Trade Council
Actions
Who arranged the Sheffield Meeting?
William Dronfield
Actions
What happened at the Sheffield Meeting?
The UK Alliance of Organised Trades promised to bind unions in mutual support
Failures
Why did the UK Alliance of Organised Trade fail and when?
In 1867, due to problems with finance
Actions
When did the first TUC meeting occur?
June 1868
Support
How many delegates attended the first TUC meeting, representing how many members of unions?
34 delegates representing 118,000 union members
Success
Why was the TUC so successful?
removed divide between skilled and unskilled, and meant everyone was under the same umbrella
Finances
Union funds were not protected under what act?
1867 Friendly Societies Act
Actions
When was the TUC’s 2nd congress?
August 1869
Actions
What was adopted at the 2nd TUC Congress?
a proposal set out by Walton of the Co-operative Building Society
Actions
What did the proposal at the 2nd TUC Congress do politically?
give unions more political power
Actions
What did the proposal at the 2nd TUC Congress create?
a working man’s party where 2 liberal candidates could be chosen by the working and middle class
Actions
What did the TUC create to send both qualified and working men to parliament?
A new Labour Representative League to replace the Reform League
