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Silvertown

Silvertown

The Lost Story of a Strike That Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labor Movement

by John Tully
Hardback
Publication Date: 03/01/2014

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In 1889, Samuel Winkworth Silver's rubber and electrical factory
was the site of a massive worker revolt that upended the London
industrial district which bore his name: Silvertown. Once referred
to as the "Abyss" by Jack London, Silvertown was notorious for
oppressive working conditions and the relentless grind of production
suffered by its largely unorganized, unskilled workers. These
workers, fed-up with their lot and long ignored by traditional craft
unions, aligned themselves with the socialist-led "New Unionism"
movement. Their ensuing strike paralyzed Silvertown for three
months. The strike leaders-- including Tom Mann, Ben Tillett,
Eleanor Marx, and Will Thorne--and many workers viewed the
trade union struggle as part of a bigger fight for a "co-operative
commonwealth." With this goal in mind, they shut down Silvertown
and, in the process, helped to launch a more radical, modern
labor movement.




Historian and novelist John Tully, author of the monumental social
history of the rubber industry The Devil's Milk, tells the story
of the Silvertown strike in vivid prose. He rescues the uprising--
overshadowed by other strikes during this period--from relative
obscurity and argues for its significance to both the labor and socialist
movements. And, perhaps most importantly, Tully presents
the Silvertown Strike as a source of inspiration for today's workers,
in London and around the world, who continue to struggle for better
workplaces and the vision of a "co-operative commonwealth."
ISBN:
9781583674345
9781583674345
Category:
Industrial relations
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
03-01-2014
Language:
English
Publisher:
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
267
Dimensions (mm):
243x152x24mm
Weight:
0.51kg
John Tully

John A. Tully is descended from English and Irish forebears. A Tasmanian expatriate, a socialist and an active trade unionist, he worked as a rigger in construction and heavy industry for many years.

He currently lectures in Politics and History at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of six published books, a number of articles, book reviews and short stories. His previous book, Dark Clouds on the Mountain, also set in Tasmania, was published by Hybrid Publishers in 2010.

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