"banner, Transport and General Workers' Union, Chelmsford" [NBS I/D 387]

Catalogue Number
NBS I/D 387

Object Name
banner

Title
TRANSPORT AND GENERAL WORKERS' UNION CHELMSFORD "WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE"

Place
Chelmsford & Essex & England & UK

Date
1920 to 1930

Creator(s)
NBS National Museum of Labour HistoryNBS National Museum of Labour HistoryGeorge Tutill & Co. (Manufacturer)

Description
Images on Front
Yes


Images on Back
Yes


Notes
Image on front: female figure in front of large flower wreath, wrapped in slogans. Image on back: winged female (trade unions) giving key (organisation) to worker to allow him to walk through gate in wall. Above the gate is the title Economic Emancipation. Image: Copyright & courtesy of National Museum of Labour History. Copying of images is strictly prohibited.


In the period 1916 to 1921 unskilled trade unions (especially those catering for women) grew three fold underr the positive impact of the First World War. With the depression of 1921 all union membership declined. But the growth often continued in Southern England with new industries (eg electronics, food processing and motor manufacturing). This TGWU banner from Chelmsford is typical of these trends.

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