Stevedores and Dockers : A Study of Trade Unionism in the Port of London, 1870–1914

Front Matter....Pages 1-10 The Port....Pages 11-29 The Labour Force....Pages 30-58 The Earliest Unions, 1870–89....Pages 59-91 The Great Strike, 1889....Pages 92-120 A House Divided: Unionism after 1889....Pages 121-149 The Great Leap Forward, 1911....Pages 150-179 The 1912 Strike: Origins and Aftermath....Pages 180-213 Conclusion....Pages 214-218 Back Matter....Pages 219-270