Labour Movement and Party 0.0 / 5 ? Historystate and peopleA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Ella GreenCreated on: 01-06-14 13:51 Position of Labour and Trade Union Leaders Little concept of a separate Labour Party at this time Few working class men to enter parliament did so as Gladstonian Liberals Regional trade councils encouraged the setting up of a national organisation for unions A Trade Union Congress (TUC) met for the first time in 1868 in Manchester Bring pressure on the government to give trade unions legal recognition Union leaders were keen to cooperate with the Liberals and promote their members as hard working and respectable The TUC became an annual event after its London meeting in 1871 It represented the trade union movement as a whole 1 of 3 The Development of the Labour Movement Latter half of the 19th century = Labour movement gained in strength Movement grew out of the enormous political, social and economic changes as well as from the development of Trade Unionism Signified the struggle of working people to achieve a common objective in creating a fairer, more just and more equal society The Process of industrialisation brought many working men and women together for the first time Factory floor was where opinions were exchanged and discusions took place on unacceptable working conditions, long hours and poor financial reward Realised they could start to change and improve their conditions if they were well organised enough to negotiate with their employers From the factory floor that working-class organisations started to emerge Particularly in the form of trade unions 2 of 3 Political Reform and Labour Movement Extension of the franchise to include the working classes = main focus of the trade union movement during 1860s and 1870s Trade Union Political Activists helped to set up the Reform League in 1865 Put pressure on the governent for franchise reform Reform Act of 1867 was a huge step towards the Labour movement gaining influence Election that followed = still no working class candidates No longer property qualification for MPs This should have made it easier for working class to stand in parliament Impossible in terms of time and money Ballot Act had increase confidence Extension of the Franchise in 1884 to unskilled workers Strengthened the political status of the working classes Became more important for Cons and Libs to seek support No longer afford to displease the large working class electorate Stimulated the development of the Labour movement to form a political party 3 of 3
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