Description:Anonymous threatening letter, hamstrung horses, arson attacks, beatings, ‘rattenings’, bombings, shootings and murders; all at the hands of trade union thugs, orchestrated by William Broadhead, the tyrannical saw grinders’ union leader. Such is the folklore of the Sheffield Outrages. However, acts of intimidation against ‘obnoxious’ workers and defiant employers stretched beyond Sheffield and across many trades.The story of the Sheffield Outrages is not just about the infamy of William Broadhead and the saw grinders, it is about a way of life in 19th century Sheffield; it is about conflict between hard-working skilled men and their exploitative masters; it is about a time of transition in industrial relations and the development of trade unionism.The story of the Sheffield Outrages is a significant and important aspect of Sheffield’s social history and for far too long has been an understated one.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Intimidation: The History, The Times And The People Of The Sheffield Outrages. To get started finding Intimidation: The History, The Times And The People Of The Sheffield Outrages, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
358
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd
Release
2017
ISBN
1787106470
Intimidation: The History, The Times And The People Of The Sheffield Outrages
Description: Anonymous threatening letter, hamstrung horses, arson attacks, beatings, ‘rattenings’, bombings, shootings and murders; all at the hands of trade union thugs, orchestrated by William Broadhead, the tyrannical saw grinders’ union leader. Such is the folklore of the Sheffield Outrages. However, acts of intimidation against ‘obnoxious’ workers and defiant employers stretched beyond Sheffield and across many trades.The story of the Sheffield Outrages is not just about the infamy of William Broadhead and the saw grinders, it is about a way of life in 19th century Sheffield; it is about conflict between hard-working skilled men and their exploitative masters; it is about a time of transition in industrial relations and the development of trade unionism.The story of the Sheffield Outrages is a significant and important aspect of Sheffield’s social history and for far too long has been an understated one.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Intimidation: The History, The Times And The People Of The Sheffield Outrages. To get started finding Intimidation: The History, The Times And The People Of The Sheffield Outrages, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.