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Society for the Study of Labour History
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Society for the Study of Labour History: the UK’s principal organisation dedicated to the study of labour history & publisher of Labour History Review sslh.org.uk
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Society for the Study of Labour History @sslh.bsky.social · Sep 21
If labour history matters to you, join us. Annual membership costs £37 (£21 for students) and includes a subscription to Labour History Review
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Most read in Labour History Review |
'A Radical and Progressive Legacy: Labour’s Housing Record, 1945 to 1951' by John Robert Temple
Read it online: bit.ly/Temple-LHR
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A red background with grey cogs and mechanics in the bottom right hand corner on top of which is the red plain cover of Labour History Review. The journal caption is placed in white text to the left which reads 'Published in partnership with the Society for the Study of Labour History' with the LUP and SSLH logos in white at the top left.
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Most read in Historical Studies in Industrial Relations |
'The Second World War: Remaking the British Working Class?' by Richard Croucher
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The magnolia coloured journal front cover for HSIR is to the right of the image, with a background of black steel and iron cogs, with the following caption written on a red translucent banner: 'historical work in the field of industrial relations and the history of industrial relations thought.'
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Membership of the Society for the Study of Labour History costs £37 (£21 for students) and includes three issues of Labour History Review.
If labour history matters to you, come and join us sslh.org.uk/join/
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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What connects labor and military history? The new LABOR Up for Debate, “The Wages of War,” tackles that question head-on. This WHOLE ROUNDTABLE is FREE to read for the next 3 months.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Membership of the Society for the Study of Labour History costs £37 (£21 for students) and includes three issues of Labour History Review.
If labour history matters to you, come and join us sslh.org.uk/join/
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Launch | Join Henry Dee to celebrate the publication of Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951, hosted by @sslh.bsky.social.

Taking place on 29th November at the Marx Memorial Library, sign up here ⬇️
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Promotional poster for the London launch of the book Militant Migrants by Henry Dee. The background shows a historical black-and-white photo of a large crowd of people gathered outdoors, with one person standing and addressing them. On the left side is the book cover, featuring the same image and the subtitle: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896–1951. Text on the right reads: Militant Migrants – London Launch Marx Memorial Library, 37a Clerkenwell Green, London | Saturday, 29th November | 4pm Join author Henry Dee to launch his new book, Militant Migrants, alongside chair Dr Wayne Dooling. Organised by the Society for the Study of Labour History.
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Fascinating chapter in Labour history.
livunipress.bsky.social Liverpool University Press @livunipress.bsky.social · 9d
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'The Preston Strike in Literature: Dickens, Gaskell and Bamford' by Robert Poole
Read it #OpenAccess online: bit.ly/DiGaBa 🔐
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The Transactions social media graphic has a background image of an aerial photograph of green patchwork fields with the teal cover of the Transactions journal front cover placed to the left with the caption written on a cream banner to the right 'Published on behalf of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire.'
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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Join us for the launch of
Henry Dee’s ‘Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951’. Published with @livunipress.bsky.social.
Marx Memorial Library, 29 November
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October 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Join us for the launch of
Henry Dee’s ‘Militant Migrants: Clements Kadalie, the ICU and the Mass Movement of Black Workers in Southern Africa, 1896-1951’. Published with @livunipress.bsky.social.
Marx Memorial Library, 29 November
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October 28, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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New on the website: Pritam Singh reports on ‘Freedom and Whatever that Means: A History of the Politics of Overseas Labour Migrations from India c1833-1967’.
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Roundtable report: the politics of overseas labour migrations from India
Pritam Singh reports on the roundtable event ‘Freedom and Whatever that Means: A History of the Politics of Overseas Labour Migrations from India c1833-1967’. Following the abolition of slavery in …
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October 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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New on the website: Pritam Singh reports on ‘Freedom and Whatever that Means: A History of the Politics of Overseas Labour Migrations from India c1833-1967’.
sslh.org.uk/2025/10/27/r...
Roundtable report: the politics of overseas labour migrations from India
Pritam Singh reports on the roundtable event ‘Freedom and Whatever that Means: A History of the Politics of Overseas Labour Migrations from India c1833-1967’. Following the abolition of slavery in …
sslh.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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A fascinating and valuable new resource on the history of women’s trade unionism.
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Book: Minutes of Manchester and Salford Women’s Trades Union Council
“All help possible will be given”: The complete Minutes of the Manchester and Salford Women’s Trades Union Council, 1895 – 1919. Transcribed by Bernadette Hyland, edited by Michae…
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October 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Show of Hands, Vickers, Barrow, painting by Bill Bell (1928-2006), shipyard worker who became an artist. #NorthernArt
October 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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As @livunipress.bsky.social are promoting International Open Access Week, here is an OA article that @njbarnett.bsky.social and I wrote about communism and nuclear disarmament in 1950s Britain for Labour History Review in 2017.

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October 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Was Manchester really as segregated as Engels said? What kept the rich and poor apart.... if anything? My first article is out today in @historicaljnl.bsky.social and I'm so pleased to share it with you all! doi:10.1017/S0018246X25101246
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October 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Long history of women from the Caribbean nursing in the Uk #histnursing #blackhistorymonth
October 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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The Workers' Stories Project published 55 stories from Scottish workers during the COVID-19 lockdown.

I've co-authored a new journal article on the project and working-class narratives of the pandemic with three other members of the project team Hailey Maxwell, Ruth Gilbert and Suki Sangha.
Scottish Workers’ Stories of Life and Labour during Covid-19 from the Workers’ Stories Project
This article explores how Scottish workers narrated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their life and work, by analysing 55 fifty-five submissions to the Workers' Stories Project. Between 2020 and...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Type of chemical worker
(Mrs Bannan, Huddersfield Branch)

Shown here striking a definite pose in 1916, Mrs Bannan was one of a growing number of women who joined the Workers' Union in the early 20th century

More photos of WU campaigns & events, 1911-1921, available at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
Black and white photograph of a woman in a dark dress and big boots, standing with one foot on some sort of sack or cushion. She is resting one hand on her hip and the other on a small table to the side of her, whilst glaring at the photographer. The caption reads 'Type of chemical worker (Mrs. Bannan, Huddersfield Branch)'. The image is one of several that were published in the 1916 Workers' Union annual report.
October 20, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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CfP: The British General Strike of 1926: New Directions of Research, 7-8 May 2026 @newcastleuni.bsky.social
Deadline: 6 February 2026

More details:
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Kindly supported by @leverhulme.ac.uk

#GeneralStrike1926 #GeneralStrike100
CfP: The British General Strike of 1926: New Directions of Research
To commemorate the centenary of the British General Strike and miners’ lock-out, Newcastle University’s Labour & Society Research Group (LSRG) is organising a conference that revisits the…
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October 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Hello BlueSky! Starting this account to showcase the ever growing list of radical online archives and collections. Nearly 1000 collections from the around the world are listed at the link below.

Please follow for updates and collection highlights!

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radical online collections and archives
I am very interested in the growing amount of radical literature from around the world that is being scanned and digitised. As there are so many and from many different places, I thought it would b…
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October 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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In 1968, against the backdrop of the Race Relations Act and Powell's 'Rivers of Blood' speech, local Birmingham groups campaigned against racism and in support of civil rights

The archives of activist Margaret Stanton capture some of the grassroots activities mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/MSP/...
Ticket for the inaugural meeting of the Birmingham Area Civil Rights Campaign. Photograph from the Birmingham Post, 6 May 1968, captioned 'A grim struggle for the police as they link arms to hold back the large crowd of demonstrators in Victoria Square, Birmingham, yesterday during the Prime Minister's visit'. The most visible placard says 'Would you let your daughter marry Enoch Powell'. Letter sent to newspaper editors in August 1968 by the Birmingham Committee of the International Year for Human Rights. It deplores "the recent recommendations of the Birmingham City Council that all immigration into the city should be stopped, and we affirm that this policy is both morally wrong, and unworkable in practise. We remind the Council that the prosperity of this great city has been built on a long tradition of welcoming immigrants of all races. ... The proud motto of Birmingham is "Forward". Let the Council abandon its present backward-looking policy, and go forward to lead the nation in creating a society in which all races can work together in harmony." Circular issued by the Birmingham Area Civil Rights Campaign Steering Group in 1968. It identifies four main fields of activity for the newly formed Birmingham Area Civil Rights Campaign: education, research, community action and political activity.
October 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Very excited launch of #Saothar50 is today 🥳 🥳. Looking forward to attending later as part of #DublinFestivalHistory & being in fab company of @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social @sonjatiernan.bsky.social @fionnualawalsh.bsky.social @helenbeaumont.bsky.social. Hope to get quick 🌊🏊‍♀️ in as well 🥶. ❤️Dublin.
caitbeaumont.bsky.social Caitríona Beaumont @caitbeaumont.bsky.social · Sep 30
So grateful to @sonjatiernan.bsky.social & editors of #Saothar50 for opportunity to write on Irish housewives. By mad coincidence my ma was interviewed about her everyday experiences in 1968 & that features in my new article. #familyhistory #femaleactivism
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October 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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‘Freedom and Whatever that Means: a roundtable discussion on the politics of overseas labour migrations from India c1833 to 1967’ takes place on 23 October 2025 at the LSE. The event is supported by a grant from the Society for the Study of Labour History. Register…
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Roundtable: the politics of overseas labour migrations from India c1833 to 1967
‘Freedom and Whatever that Means: a roundtable discussion on the politics of overseas labour migrations from India between c1833 and 1967’ takes place on 23 October 2025 from 3pm to 6pm…
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October 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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‘Freedom and Whatever that Means: a roundtable discussion on the politics of overseas labour migrations from India c1833 to 1967’ takes place on 23 October 2025 at the LSE. The event is supported by a grant from the Society for the Study of Labour History. Register…
sslh.org.uk/2025/10/08/r...
Roundtable: the politics of overseas labour migrations from India c1833 to 1967
‘Freedom and Whatever that Means: a roundtable discussion on the politics of overseas labour migrations from India between c1833 and 1967’ takes place on 23 October 2025 from 3pm to 6pm…
sslh.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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If labour history matters to you, join us. Annual membership costs £37 (£21 for students) and includes a subscription to Labour History Review
sslh.org.uk/join/
Image of historian E.P.Thompson, founder member of the Society for the Study of Labour History.
September 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM