Reading, writing, and labour publics.

So the ‘King of the North’ will be coming to Westminster (again) after all.

Newcastle in February 1951

Newcastle in February 1951

Newcastle in February 1951

Newcastle in February 1951

Newcastle in February 1951

Newcastle in February 1951

Newcastle in February 1951

170 years on since Melbourne Stonemasons won the 8-hour day

Unions are making a comeback. Labour disputes around the world have hit the headlines as unions take action to challenge inequality. But while media coverage has increased, understanding of unions has not. In this lively history of Australian unionism Liam Byrne seeks to illuminate what unionism means, exploring why successive generations of working people organised unions and nurtured them f...

What is the place of social democracy in the post-pandemic era, and the economic crisis that has followed in its wake?

Reviewing Sean Scalmer's new history of shorter hour campaigns

How workers negotiated technological change

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