Sean McGovern
1925 Textile Workers Strike (UNITE the Union History Project booklet)
MOHAMMAD TAJ – Steering from the front
THE GREAT DOCK STRIKE 1889
BENNY ROTHMAN – a fighter for the right to roam, workers’ rights and socialism
Listen to Mark narrate this booklet for UNITE Education Department here
TOM JONES – a fighter for freedom and working people
JULIA VARLEY – Trade union organiser and fighter for women’s rights
BETTY TEBBS – a radical working-class hero
BETTY GALLACHER – Standing up for all workers
TONY HALL: Trade unionist, anti-racist and radical cartoonist
ELLEN STRANGE – a moorland murder mystery explained
“Not a minute on the day, not a penny off the pay” – the 1926 Miners’ Lock Out and General Strike
The 1926 General Strike lasted 9 days and inspired millions of workers to back the TUC’s call for action to defend locked out coal-miners who were facing wage reductions and worsening conditions. As a heavily industrialised region, members of Unite’s legacy unions in the North East, Yorkshire and Humberside region were centrally involved. This short booklet tells the story of those momentous days.
The Great Yarmouth Dockers
Listen to Mark reading his UNITE the Union booklet on Great Yarmouth Dockers here
Mark Metcalf ~ independent working class writer and journalist 