Catalogue Number
NMLH.1993.598
Object Name
Banner
Title
'National Union of General Workers. Bradford Branch. Arise oh England for the day is here.'
Place
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
People
National Union of General Workers
Date
pre-1925
Description
A red banner with yellow fringing and white floral designs and text in scrolls around a central image. One side shows an angel in a green field blowing a trumpet at sunrise and the text in green scrolls reads: 'National Union of General Workers. Bradford Branch. Arise oh England for the day is here.' The other side shows four workers outdoors holding tools and clasping hands. Gold text on blue scrolls reads: 'National Union of General Workers. Bradford Branch. Unity is Strength.'
The National Union of General Workers was a left-wing union, closely associated with the emerging socialist labour movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The banner imagery is commonly used in socialist art of the time and shows four union members clasping hands. The image of clasped hands is a common one and indicates unity.
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