Railwaymen - Volume 2: The Beeching Era After History of National Union of

Originally published in 1982, The Railwaymen examines the impact of the transformation which took place in the British Railways in the second half of the 20th Century on the people who maintained British railway services.

List of contents

1. British Transport Developments Since 1945 2. The Railway Workforce 3. The Organisation of the Union 4. The Beeching Era 5. Pay and Efficiency I 6. Pay and Efficiency II - And After 7. Negotiating Under the Industrial Relations Act, 1971-2 8. London Transport 9. The NUR in Buses, Docks, Hotels and Catering 10. Conditions of Service 11. Inter-Union Relations 12. The NUR and Politics 13. The NUR and Education.

About the author

Philip Bagwell was an eminent British labour and transport historian whose work was described as 'magisterial'.

Summary

Originally published in 1982, The Railwaymen examines the impact of the transformation which took place in the British Railways in the second half of the 20th Century on the people who maintained British railway services.

Product details

• Authors: Philip S. Bagwell
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032411088
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3241108-8
• No. of pages: 494
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Trade Unions
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation, Economic history, Labour / income economics, British & Irish history, Labour Economics, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Transport industries, Economics of industrial organisation, Railway transport industries, Economics of industrial organization