Catalogue Number
NBS I/D 293
Object Name
banner
Title
THE NATIONAL BUILDERS LABOURERS AND CONSTRUCTIONAL WORKERS SOCIETY WALWORTH BRANCH ESTD. 1889 WORKERS UNITE FOR THE COMMON CAUSE SOLIDARITY MEANS VICTORY
Place
Walworth & London & England & UK
Creator(s)
NBS National Museum of Labour HistoryNBS National Museum of Labour HistoryGeorge Tutill & Co. (Manufacturer)
Description
Here the building labourers commemorate their first step towards a national union in the year of the 1889 Great Dock Strike. The banner illustrates a transitional phase in the portrayal of labour relations. The emphasis on mutual benefits has been replaced by that of international workers' solidarity.
Materials: ground and borders of silk rep. Oil painted design.
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