Klappentext

Masters and Journeymen (1980) examines eighteenth-century trade unionism through nearly four hundred labour disputes in Britain between 1717 and 1800. It uses a series of primary materials to identify the elements of an 'industrial relations system' half a century before the Industrial Revolution.

Inhalt

1. Disputes and Disturbances 2. Conflict and Community 3. The House of Call 4. The Rights of Craftsmen 5. A Pre-Industrial Trade Union 6. The Magistrate as Mediator 7. The State as Employer 8. The Public Interest 9. The Combination Acts 10. Epilogue: A Conservative Interpretation of Labour History