Trade Unionism Collection

A. J. Cook led the Miners and the miners led the strike, c1926, (1938). Arthur James Cook (1883-1931), known as A. J. Cook, was a British trade union leader who was General Secretary of the Miners

Trades demonstration at Florence against the temporal power of the Pope, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Trades demonstration at Florence against the temporal power of the Pope, 1862. Engraving from a sketch by M. Mariani. [View of]...a demonstration in answer to the last declaration of Cardinal

Battle of Boonsboro, Maryland, July 8, 1863 (print)
7419990 Battle of Boonsboro, Maryland, July 8, 1863 (print) by Bonwill, Charles E.H. (1835-1918) (after); (add.info.: General John Buford's engagement with Major General J.E.B)

Cartoon of the trade unionist baker Jean Amedee Bousquet (1867-1925) Drawing by Adrien Barrere (1874-1931)
JAB5037387 Cartoon of the trade unionist baker Jean Amedee Bousquet (1867-1925) Drawing by Adrien Barrere (1874-1931) draws from " FANTASIO" 1 Oct 1910 by Barrere

Strike-Breakers, 1930 (painting)
7432263 Strike-Breakers, 1930 (painting) by Werenskiold, Erik Theodor (1855-1938); 71x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Erik Werenskiold (1855-1938)); Photo © O. Vaering

Trade union meeting JLP01_08_096776a
Westcombe Park, Greenwich, Greater London. Shop stewards from the Isle of Grain Power Station gathered for a meeting at a hotel in Westcombe Park, Greenwich

CGT, the French Trade Union, Cover of French Satirical Magazine L'Assiette au Beurre, 12th August 1911
1730197 CGT, the French Trade Union, Cover of French Satirical Magazine L'Assiette au Beurre, 12th August 1911 by Andrisek (fl.1911) ; (add.info)

Dutch Merchant Flutes Inshore off a Rocky Coastline, 1770 (oil on panel)
7286011 Dutch Merchant Flutes Inshore off a Rocky Coastline, 1770 (oil on panel) by Lofvers, Pieter Jochums (1712-88); 26.7x35.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The rags of Paris, in full consultation after the big meeting at the winter circus
LSE4326877 The rags of Paris, in full consultation after the big meeting at the winter circus, gathered around 2500 of them to expose the threats to the already precarious conditions

Last weeks violent and bloody general strike, an episode in the struggle between... (colour litho)
2815658 Last weeks violent and bloody general strike, an episode in the struggle between... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

24 hour strike in Paris (colour litho)
2779427 24 hour strike in Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: 24 hour strike in Paris. Scuffles outside the Labour Exchange. La greve de 24 heures)

Bold shot of the Gondarini hand (colour litho)
2778605 Bold shot of the Gondarini hand (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bold coup de mano by the Gondarini)

Night street meeting of cotton strikers near end of defeated strike. Kern County, California, 1939
Kern County, California. Night street meeting of cotton strikers near end of defeated strike. Strikers received seventy-five cents per 100 pounds; demanded one dollar

Four firms being picketed, 42nd Street, New York City, New York, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
New York City. Four firms on 42nd Street in block east of Fifth Avenue were being picketed in this manner on this afternoon

Firms being picketed, 42nd Street, New York City, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
New York City. Four firms on 42nd Street in block east of Fifth Avenue were being picketed in this manner on this afternoon

John Elliott Burns, British liberal politician (litho)
7172274 John Elliott Burns, British liberal politician (litho) by Sandford, Matthew (Matt) (1877-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Elliott Burns (1858-1943)

High Street and Town House of Old Aberdeen (b / w photo)
7191240 High Street and Town House of Old Aberdeen (b/w photo) by Porter, James (1874-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: High Street and Town House of Old Aberdeen)

Women dressmakers on a course at the Needleworkers Union, Paris (b / w photo)
5207869 Women dressmakers on a course at the Needleworkers Union, Paris (b/w photo) by Geniaux, Paul (1873-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

Les "Roufions"(colour litho)
2779330 Les " Roufions" (colour litho) by Jonas, Lucien Hector (1880-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les " Roufions". Striking miners in Northern France)

Mary MacArthur, Scottish Suffragette and trade unionist (b / w photo)
7201689 Mary MacArthur, Scottish Suffragette and trade unionist (b/w photo) by Haines, Reginald (1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary MacArthur (1880-1921)

Women members of the Needleworkers Union in Paris during a meal break (b / w photo)
5207870 Women members of the Needleworkers Union in Paris during a meal break (b/w photo) by Geniaux, Paul (1873-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

Industrial strike: The Exodus, c. 1902 (colour litho)
6031134 Industrial strike: The Exodus, c.1902 (colour litho) by Flasschoen, Gustave (1868-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Industrial strike: The Exodus)

Celebrities and Personages: Lord Charles Beresford, British admiral and politician; John Burns
7148430 Celebrities and Personages: Lord Charles Beresford, British admiral and politician; John Burns, British trade unionist and politician; Henry Labouchere, British politician; William Harcourt

Specimen of Black-board Flourishing, Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable (engraving)
7178727 Specimen of Black-board Flourishing, Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Marriage of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV, 1486 (engraving)
7149400 Marriage of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, daughter of King Edward IV, 1486 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

George Odger, the first British Labour politician to stand for election to Parliament, 1870 (b / w photo)
7157579 George Odger, the first British Labour politician to stand for election to Parliament, 1870 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Union of 1606 (litho)
7151473 Union of 1606 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Union of 1606. Illustration for Cassells Family Magazine, 1887.); © Look and Learn

L Assiette au Beurre, number 71, Satirical in Colours, 1902_8_9
ICA4879220 L Assiette au Beurre, number 71, Satirical in Colours, 1902_8_9 by Cadel, Eugene (1865-1940); (add.info.: Education of the people - Social - Worker Worker - Illustration by Eugene Cadel)

Evora Museum. Master of the Evora altarpiece. The wedding of the Virgin and Joseph
7136109 Evora Museum. Master of the Evora altarpiece. The wedding of the Virgin and Joseph. Oil on panel. Flemish school 1500. Portugal

Trade unionist with a black eye caused by a brick (colour litho)
5996007 Trade unionist with a black eye caused by a brick (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade unionist with a black eye caused by a brick)

Conference to the workers of the Dollfus Mieg workshops, in Dornach
LSE4334342 Conference to the workers of the Dollfus Mieg workshops, in Dornach. Engraving by Lix to illustrate the story A Through Alsace and Lorraine, by Charles Grad, German deputer, in 1885

Illustration in Le Rire, 05 / 10 / 12 - The tortuous paths of peace Italo turkish - War
ICA4865241 Illustration in Le Rire, 05/10/12 - The tortuous paths of peace Italo turkish - War, Turkey, Italy, Peace - Turtle - Animation, Allegory (engraving) by Metivet

L Assiette au Beurre, number 482, Satirique en couleurs, 1910_6_25: Purgare
ICA4916964 L Assiette au Beurre, number 482, Satirique en couleurs, 1910_6_25: Purgare... Clystare... - Social, Medical, Union, CGT, Labour, Red Flag - Marianne, Medicine - by Radiguet

The serious unemployment crisis in the province of Ferrara, women who prevent chivalry... (colour litho)
2815541 The serious unemployment crisis in the province of Ferrara, women who prevent chivalry... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Strikes in northern France (colour litho)
2782325 Strikes in northern France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Strikes in northern France. Les Greves Dans Le Nord)

Meeting of striking tailors and dressmakers at the Paris Labour Exchange (colour litho)
2782178 Meeting of striking tailors and dressmakers at the Paris Labour Exchange (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Strike Of Eleven Thousand Masons In Milan, The Meeting In The Courtyard Of The Castle For The Division
2798434 The Strike Of Eleven Thousand Masons In Milan, The Meeting In The Courtyard Of The Castle For The Division... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Woes? of Unity House, 1913 (engraving)
3037884 The Woes? of Unity House, 1913 (engraving) by Dyson, Will (1880-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daily Herald cartoon supporting trade unionism. ); Australian, out of copyright

Cover of "The Men of the Day"number 27, January 1, 1908
ICA4933246 Cover of " The Men of the Day" number 27, January 1, 1908, Satirique en N & B: Social, Workers Movement - Pouget Emile (1860-1931) - Illustration by Aristide Delannoy (1874-1911)

Cover of "Les Hommes du jour", Satirique en N & B
ICA4932094 Cover of " Les Hommes du jour", Satirique en N & B, 1909_5_10: Pataud Emile (1869-1935) - Illustration by Aristide Delannoy (1874-1911) by Delannoy

L Assiette au Beurre, number 512, Satirique en couleurs, 1911_1_21: Social, Syndicat
ICA4917963 L Assiette au Beurre, number 512, Satirique en couleurs, 1911_1_21: Social, Syndicat, Cinema - Worker, Boss/Bourgeois - by Radiguet, Maurice (1866-1941); Photo eCaricadoc; French

Cover of "Le Grelot", number 894, Satirique en N & B
ICA4919601 Cover of " Le Grelot", number 894, Satirique en N & B, 1888_5_27: Le syndicate bakiste - Germany Prussia, Antisemitism, Helmet a pointe

The appearance of the first trade unions in Milan in 1901. Ill. de Beltrame
GIA4770226 The appearance of the first trade unions in Milan in 1901. Ill. de Beltrame. La Domenica del Corriere 1901. by Beltrame

A woman negotiates with a factory manager, assisted by an advisor from Susan B
STC214659 A woman negotiates with a factory manager, assisted by an advisor from Susan B. Anthonys new Working Womens Protective Association, 1860s-70s (engraving) (b/w photo) by American School

The serious demonstrations in Palermo against the Maritime Conventions, the demonstrators grappling with the public
2815243 The serious demonstrations in Palermo against the Maritime Conventions, the demonstrators grappling with the public force (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

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Trade unionism has long been a powerful force in the fight for workers' rights and fair treatment. From A. J. Cook leading the miners and their historic strike in 1926 to the CGT, the French Trade Union, making its mark on society in 1911, trade unions have played a vital role in shaping labor movements worldwide. In this captivating image from 1889, John Elliott Burns stands tall as a symbol of trade unionism's resilience and determination. The Dutch Merchant Flutes sailing along a rocky coastline remind us that even amidst turbulent times, trade unions persistently navigate through challenges to protect workers' interests. "The rags of Paris" gather after an impactful meeting at the winter circus, where they expose threats to already precarious conditions and low wages faced by thousands of workers. This poignant moment captures their unity and resolve against injustice. The violent general strike depicted here serves as an episode in the ongoing struggle between laborers and employers, and is a stark reminder of the sacrifices made by those fighting for better working conditions. A bold shot showcases Gondarini hand - a symbol of strength within trade unionism - highlighting how collective action can bring about change. Meanwhile, night street meetings like this one held by cotton strikers near Kern County serve as rallying points for solidarity among workers facing defeat. Dorothea Lange's photographs capture picketing scenes on New York City's bustling streets during 1939 strikes. These images depict both defiance and hope as four firms are targeted by determined protesters demanding fair treatment for all employees. Trade unionism continues to be an essential pillar in advocating for worker's rights globally. Through strikes, protests, meetings, and unwavering dedication to justice, these organizations strive towards creating equitable workplaces where every individual receives fair compensation and dignified treatment.