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THE early 1870s can be represented as something of a false dawn for trade unionism in the United Kingdom. The legal battles were fought and apparently won in 1871 and 1875, and during the economic boom of the period total trade union membership expanded at a rapid rate.
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Lovell, J. (1977). False Dawn — Trade Unionism after 1875. In: British Trade Unions 1875–1933. Studies in Economic and Social History. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02512-1_1
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