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... Unions recommended the extension of legal protection for trade unions , which was achieved in the Trade Union Act of 1871 which for the first time gave legal protection to Trade Union funds and the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1875 ...
... Unions recommended the extension of legal protection for trade unions , which was achieved in the Trade Union Act of 1871 which for the first time gave legal protection to Trade Union funds and the Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1875 ...
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... unions . For London alone from 1867 a Metropolitan Common Poor fund was established , to which all London Unions contri- buted for the building and maintenance of workhouses throughout London . Out - door relief continued to be financed ...
... unions . For London alone from 1867 a Metropolitan Common Poor fund was established , to which all London Unions contri- buted for the building and maintenance of workhouses throughout London . Out - door relief continued to be financed ...
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... unions . The miners ' unions had largely ex- hausted their strike funds before the General Strike . The total number of paupers in England and Wales rose from 1.2 m . before the strike began to 2.1 m . at its peak ; in the month after ...
... unions . The miners ' unions had largely ex- hausted their strike funds before the General Strike . The total number of paupers in England and Wales rose from 1.2 m . before the strike began to 2.1 m . at its peak ; in the month after ...
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International comparisons 18701914 | 101 |
The First World War and after | 126 |
The interwar years | 189 |
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References to this book
Beyond the Welfare State?: The New Political Economy of Welfare Chris Pierson No preview available - 2006 |