Mark has written much over the years about workers, trade unions and labour movement history. Just click on the images below to read some of his recent material. Your comments and questions are always welcome Trades Unions – Then and Now: a Brief History by Mark Metcalf and Mick McGrath 1842 – Blood on the Streets of Halifax Salt Mining UNITE the Union – Book of the MonthThis month’s Book of the Month celebrates the work of a wonderful Lakeland photographer Rebel Road celebrates trade union and labour movement heroes that have been publicly recognised in one form or another, such as a statue, plaque or building named after them The Landworker is another publication which Mark has written for, for many years – and is produced by Unite the Union. The Landworker is a dedicated newspaper for rural, agricultural and food workers – deals with all aspects of food production and distribution as well as looking at key agricultural issues Sean McGovern Luke Agnew, my work in a cemetery My booklets for Unite Education department on the 1889 Great Dock Strike, Tom Jones, Julia Varley, Tony Hall and Benny Rothman 1925 Textile Workers Strike (UNITE the Union History Project booklet) Fears for peace in Colombia Emily Sproson (1867-1936) – a Black Country Suffragette Brian Higgins Steve Hedley Down the Tubes Brenda Sutcliffe and organophosphate dips (OP) UNITE the UNION – Oral History “Not a minute on the day, not a penny off the pay” – the 1926 Miners’ Lock Out and General Strike Rushton Funeral – The People’s Paper July 1853 The General Strike of 1842 by Mick Jenkins