Organising History: A Centenary of SIPTU, 1909-2009
By Francis Devine.
Description
Francis Devine traces the history of this key institution in modern Ireland from the foundation of the ITGWU in 1909 to the modern day. The key events of the heroic age of trade unionism are given due notice, most particularly the famous lock-out of 1913. Larkin and James Connolly are the presiding figures of the early decades and from the 1920s a succession of influential ITGWU leaders, including William O'Brien, John Conroy, Michael Mullen and John Carroll, guided the affairs of the larger union and secured its position in Irish life. The Larkinite FWUI, although smaller, maintained ...
ISBN(s)
0717145352, 9780717145355
